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  • Hormone Therapy Increases Invasive Breast Cancer and Mortality, WHI 11-Year Follow Up Finds
    10/20/10
    Results of a new Women's Health Initiative (WHI) report show that hormone therapy is associated with an increased risk of death from breast cancer, as well as an increased risk of developing invasive breast cancer in postmenopausal women.
  • Prostate Cancer Patients are at Increased Risk of Precancerous Colon Polyps
    10/19/10
    Men with prostate cancer should be especially diligent about having routine screening colonoscopies, results of a new study by gastroenterologists at the University at Buffalo indicate.
  • Study Confirms: Whatever Doesn't Kill Us Can Make Us Stronger
    10/15/10
    We've all heard the adage that whatever doesn't kill us makes us stronger, but until now the preponderance of scientific evidence has offered little support for it. However, a new study of the effects of adverse life events on mental health has found that adverse experiences do, in fact, appear to foster subsequent adaptability and resilience, with resulting advantages for mental health and well being.
  • Stimulus Funding to Update Patient Simulation Center at School of Nursing
    10/14/10
    The University at Buffalo School of Nursing has received a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and American Recovery and Reinvestment Act grant of $297,491 to fund enhancements within its Patient Simulation Center (PSC).
  • Rescue of Chilean Miners Provides Lesson in Human Resilience, Psychologist Says
    10/13/10
    While many people might assume that the men rescued from the mine in Chile might suffer from psychological problems that require therapy, the miners' survival of the ordeal may actually provide a worldwide lesson on the remarkable strength of human resilience, says a University at Buffalo researcher.
  • Media Briefing: Chilean geologist and UB psychologist to discuss rescue of miners
    10/13/10
    A University at Buffalo geologist from Chile and a UB psychologist and stress expert will be available to discuss the rescue of Chilean miners at a media briefing to be held at 11 a.m. today in 209 Park Hall on the UB North Campus.
  • Nurse Educator, Developer of the DEU, to Present 2010 Bullough Lecture
    10/12/10
    Kay Edgecombe, RN, BN, MN, known internationally for her development of the Dedicated Education Unit (DEU), will present the University at Buffalo School of Nursing's 14th Annual Bonnie Bullough Lecture at 3:30 p.m. on Oct. 28 in the Adams Mark Hotel in downtown Buffalo.
  • UB Receives $8.2 Million NIH Award to Lead Northeast Region of Women's Health Initiative
    10/8/10
    The University at Buffalo has received an $8.2 million award from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute to administer a new round of studies that extend the Women's Health Initiative research for another five years.
  • Study to Examine Drinking and Sexual Aggression
    10/6/10
    Most of what we know about alcohol and sexual aggression is based on information obtained from female victims. A new research study announced today at the University at Buffalo will focus on drinking and sexually aggressive behavior from the male perspective.
  • Less than Six Hours of Shut-Eye Increases Risk of Developing Diabetes, Study Finds
    10/4/10
    If you need an excuse to turn in early, results of University at Buffalo research provides a good one. A study published online ahead of print in the Annals of Epidemiology shows that people who slumber less than six hours a night during the work week were three times more likely to have elevated levels of blood sugar than those who slumber six-to-eight hours.