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Study: For long COVID, lithium aspartate at low doses is ineffective, but higher doses may be promising
10/2/24
At low doses, lithium aspartate is ineffective in treating the fatigue and brain fog that is often a persistent feature of long COVID.
UB awarded $745,000 for a digital system to prevent e-cigarette use among adolescents
9/30/24
Eunhee Park aims to create a targeted e-cigarette use cessation intervention using a smartphone app.
Results from study of first permanently implanted brain-computer interface will be presented at CNS
9/26/24
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 CAT announces R&D collaboration awards to eight life sciences companies
9/24/24
Projects focus on cancer therapies, robotic clot removal catheters, and mRNA vaccines, among other technologies
Study suggests humor could help people engage with colorectal cancer information
9/18/24
Researchers were surprised by their findings, which provide new information on health information avoidance.
Study: UB research identifies the likely culprit that turns classical Klebsiella pneumoniae into a devastating, drug-resistant killer
9/17/24
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’s Jacobs School names Daniel Woo new chair of neurology
9/16/24
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.
UB leads major study on mental health challenges faced by children with cystic fibrosis
9/16/24
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.
UB appoints Michael Oldani executive director for interprofessional education
9/12/24
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.
Dental student honors retired professor battling cancer during Empire State Ride
9/12/24
Participating cyclists raise $2.2 million for Roswell Park cancer research, treatment.