A dramatic reduction in repeat operations in patients surgically treated for chronic subdural hematoma was achieved when the artery supplying the brain covering was blocked, according to results published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
A dramatic reduction in repeat operations in patients surgically treated for chronic subdural hematoma was achieved when the artery supplying the brain covering was blocked, according to results published in the New England Journal of Medicine.
UB neuroscientists have identified the binding site of low-dose ketamine, providing critical insight into how the medication alleviates symptoms of major depression in as little as a few hours.
A new genetic counseling master’s degree program being developed at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo is going to improve access to genetic counseling services for Western New Yorkers, amid growing demand both locally and nationwide.
UB neuroscientists have identified the binding site of low-dose ketamine, providing critical insight into how the medication alleviates symptoms of major depression in as little as a few hours.
UB researchers have received a $$3.28 million grant from the NIH to investigate the use of structured financial incentives in lowering cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk among African Americans facing food insecurity.
A paper published today explains why there needs to be a shift in cannabis policies to a public health approach as opposed to the prevailing, more punitive approach that pushes abstinence instead of public education.
A paper published today explains why there needs to be a shift in cannabis policies to a public health approach as opposed to the prevailing, more punitive approach that pushes abstinence instead of public education.
UB research that is investigating what causes some people with multiple sclerosis to experience severe and aggressive disease is beginning to shed light on how their disease differs from those with mild to moderate MS.
UB's new Aging and Resilience Research Center on The Brothers of Mercy Wellness Campus in Clarence, N.Y., is dedicated to identifying the factors that contribute to healthy, resilient aging.
UB's new Aging and Resilience Research Center on The Brothers of Mercy Wellness Campus in Clarence, N.Y. is dedicated to identifying the factors that contribute to healthy, resilient aging.
L. Nelson “Nick” Hopkins, MD, SUNY Distinguished Professor and a neurosurgeon best known for changing the way stroke patients are treated, died Oct. 5. He was 81.
Elad I. Levy, MD, MBA, will present results of the clinical trial that assessed the safety of Synchron’s endovascular brain-computer interface in people with severe paralysis at the Congress of Neurological Surgeons.
Elad Levy will present results of the clinical trial that assessed the safety of Synchron’s endovascular brain-computer interface in people with severe paralysis at the Congress of Neurological Surgeons (CNS).
UB research has identified the genetic elements responsible for turning classical Klebsiella pneumoniae into a hypervirulent version, which can infect otherwise healthy people in the community.
UB research has identified the genetic elements responsible for turning classical Klebsiella pneumoniae into a hypervirulent version, which can infect otherwise healthy people in the community.
A UB psychiatrist who has played a critical role in getting mental health screening and treatment integrated into routine care for cystic fibrosis (CF) has been awarded $3 million from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to focus on the mental health of children with the disease.
Daniel Woo, MD, professor of neurology and rehabilitation medicine in the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, has been appointed the Irvin and Rosemary Smith Endowed Chair of the Department of Neurology.
Daniel Woo, MD, professor of neurology and rehabilitation medicine in the University of Cincinnati College of Medicine, has been appointed the Irvin and Rosemary Smith Endowed Chair of the Department of Neurology.
A UB psychiatrist who has played a critical role in getting mental health screening and treatment integrated into routine care for cystic fibrosis (CF) has been awarded $3 million from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to focus on the mental health of children with the disease.
Michael Oldani, PhD, director of interprofessional practice and education at Concordia University Wisconsin and professor in its School of Pharmacy, has been appointed executive director for interprofessional education (IPE) at UB.
Michael Oldani, PhD, director of interprofessional practice and education at Concordia University Wisconsin and professor in its School of Pharmacy, has been appointed executive director for interprofessional education (IPE) at UB.
Elad I. Levy, MD, SUNY Distinguished Professor and the L. Nelson Hopkins Endowed Chair of the Department of Neurosurgery, has been awarded the Ralph G. Dacey, Jr. Medal for Outstanding Cerebrovascular Research.
New research reveals that triggering a cell’s DNA damage response could be a promising avenue for developing novel treatments against several rare but devastating viruses for which no antiviral treatments exist.
New research reveals that triggering a cell’s DNA damage response could be a promising avenue for developing novel treatments against several rare but devastating viruses for which no antiviral treatments exist.
Brian M. Parker, MD, chief quality and learning officer at Allegheny Health Network, has been named chair of the Department of Anesthesiology, effective Oct. 1.
Four UB projects spanning multiple disciplines that are using artificial intelligence to enhance health care have received interdisciplinary seed funding for AI research in health care.
Four UB projects spanning multiple disciplines that are using artificial intelligence to enhance health care have received interdisciplinary seed funding for AI research in health care.
Telemedicine referrals for patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) can be a more effective way than an in-person emergency department visit to get patients to start and stay with medication assisted treatment through an outpatient clinic.
Telemedicine referrals for patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) can be a more effective way than an in-person emergency department visit to get patients to start and stay with medication assisted treatment through an outpatient clinic.
Allison Brashear, MD, vice president for health sciences and dean of the Jacobs School, has been appointed to the board of directors of the Association for American Medical Colleges (AAMC).
Allison Brashear, MD, vice president for health sciences and dean of the Jacobs School, has been appointed to the board of directors of the Association for American Medical Colleges (AAMC).
Moriah Martindale is one of just 29 medical students nationwide who were chosen to participate in the third year of the NFL Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative.
Gender-affirming health care is easier to access in Western New York, thanks to a new webpage developed by UB medical students working with local clinicians.
Data-driven long COVID definition will help support public health initiatives while providing clinicians with a more nuanced basis for screening and diagnosis.
Data-driven long COVID definition will help support public health initiatives while providing clinicians with a more nuanced basis for screening and diagnosis.
Gender-affirming health care is easier to access in Western New York, thanks to a new webpage developed by UB medical students working with local clinicians.
The Department of Neurosurgery has, for the first time, been awarded a clinical fellowship grant from the Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation (NREF).
The Department of Neurosurgery has, for the first time, been awarded a clinical fellowship grant from the Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation (NREF).
GLP-1RA medications, such as those with brand names of Ozempic and Victoza, don’t put patients with a history of pancreatitis at increased risk for pancreatitis, and they may actually lower their risk.
GLP-1RA medications, such as those with brand names of Ozempic and Victoza, don’t put patients with a history of pancreatitis at increased risk for pancreatitis, and they may actually lower their risk.
This spring, during their spring break, Jacobs School medical students traveled to rural areas in Belize to train 100 farmers and villagers in lifesaving Stop the Bleed techniques.
This spring, during their spring break, Jacobs School medical students traveled to rural areas in Belize to train 100 farmers and villagers in lifesaving Stop the Bleed techniques.
New findings by UB researchers reveal that RNA editing may play a larger role in human biology and in the development of human disease than has generally been understood.
New findings by UB researchers reveal that RNA editing may play a larger role in human biology and in the development of human disease than has generally been understood.
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences medical students working with community anti-violence groups in Buffalo have developed an elective course on “trauma surgery and trauma-informed care.”
A UB researcher who is a leading expert on retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) has published a study that could change the standard of care for the condition.
Two Jacobs School students recently learned they are recipients of a Western New York Medical Scholarship of $120,000 each. The scholarship will cut their medical school debt roughly in half.
Two Jacobs School students recently learned they are recipients of a Western New York Medical Scholarship of $120,000 each. The scholarship will cut their medical school debt roughly in half.
Nancy Nielsen, senior associate dean for health policy in the Jacobs School, is one of the “extraordinary people from all walks of life” invited to participate in the Obama Presidency Oral History project, which is now online.
The UB team that discovered how a gene found in 75% of us protects against neurodegeneration has now found that this same gene enhances immune function as well. The new findings were published in eBioMedicine.
Jacobs School students are working to educate providers — and fellow classmates — about the medical and psychological consequences of female genital cutting (FGC).
Jacobs School students are working to educate providers — and fellow classmates — about the medical and psychological consequences of female genital cutting (FGC).
People with opioid use disorder who have hepatitis C virus were twice as likely to be successfully treated and cured if they received facilitated telemedicine treatment at their opioid treatment program.
People with opioid use disorder who have hepatitis C virus were twice as likely to be successfully treated and cured if they received facilitated telemedicine treatment at their opioid treatment program.
Leonard E. Egede, MD,chief of the Division of Internal Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin and director of its Center for Advancing Population Science, has been appointed chair of the Department of Medicine.
Leonard E. Egede, MD,chief of the Division of Internal Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin and director of its Center for Advancing Population Science, has been appointed chair of the Department of Medicine.
Leslie J. Bisson, MD, the Buffalo Bills medical director and the June A. and Eugene R. Mindell, MD, Professor and Chair of the Department of Orthopaedics, has received the top research award from the NFL Physicians Society.
Several hundred people from Buffalo and UB filled the M&T Auditorium in the Jacobs School to capacity to launch a grassroots movement creating a bold, new vision for the Black East Side.
Several hundred people from Buffalo and UB filled the M&T Auditorium in the Jacobs School to capacity to launch a grassroots movement creating a bold, new vision for the Black East Side.
After providing on-field care for Damar Hamlin when he suffered cardiac arrest, Leslie J. Bisson, MD, is leading an effort to do CPR training in underserved communities
A ribbon-cutting ceremony marked the completion of the massive, larger-than-life-sized “Celebration of Diversity” mural in the atrium of the Jacobs School.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony Feb. 22 marked the completion of the massive, larger-than-life-sized “Celebration of Diversity” mural in the atrium of the Jacobs School.
A year after a mass shooting on the Michigan State University campus in East Lansing, its College of Human Medicine hosted the inaugural MSU-University at Buffalo Remembrance Conference.
Anne B. Curtis, MD, SUNY Distinguished Professor of medicine in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, has been chosen to receive the 2024 Dr. Carolyn McCue Award for Woman Cardiologist of the Year.
The Mother Cabrini Health Foundation has awarded Leslie Bisson a $300,000 grant to address barriers to bystander cardiopulmonary resuscitation/automated external defibrillator (CPR/AED) training in underserved communities in Buffalo.
A coalition of community groups and activists is coming together with UB planners and researchers to radically transform one Black East Side neighborhood, and to do it sooner rather than later.
A coalition of community groups and activists is coming together with UB planners and researchers to radically transform one Black East Side neighborhood, and to do it sooner rather than later.
UB research has identified how a misstep in the genesis of a key component of the kidney causes infantile cystinosis, a rare disease that significantly shortens the lifespan of patients.
