Health and Medicine

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  • UB Psychiatry Residents Triumph in "Jeopardy"-Style "MindGames"
    6/27/07
    Out-buzzing and out-smarting teams from the University at Pennsylvania and Wayne State University, a three-person team from the University at Buffalo's psychiatry residency program won the first "Jeopardy"-inspired "MindGames" at the 2007 annual meeting of the American Psychiatry Association held in San Diego in May.
  • Researcher Looks at the Entertainment Value of Murder in the U.S.
    6/25/07
    Bloody murder has been a quintessentially American preoccupation since John Newcomen sailed in on the Mayflower and was whacked by a fellow colonist. What followed in America from the 17th century to the present, says cultural analyst and author David F. Schmid, Ph.D., is a form of "entertainment by murder," a ghastly enthrallment that conflates some of Americans' favorite preoccupations: consumerism, titillation by celebrity gossip and violence.
  • New $1.16 Million Study Investigates How Dietary Iron Is Used By Cells
    6/21/07
    A four-year study on iron metabolism within cells, an essential process that impacts both iron deficiency and iron toxicity, conditions responsible for a multitude of human diseases, is underway at the University at Buffalo funded by a $1.16 million grant from the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK).
  • UB Pharmacy Faculty Members Earn Top Awards
    6/20/07
    Three faculty members in the University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences have won top awards for 2007 from the New York State Chapter of the American College of Clinical Pharmacy (ACCP).
  • Pregnancy Nausea/Vomiting May Indicate Lower Risk of Breast Cancer
    6/20/07
    Women who suffer through morning sickness during their pregnancies may have a 30 percent lower risk of developing breast cancer later in life than mothers-to-be who experience nine nausea-free months, a new study by epidemiologists at the University at Buffalo suggests.
  • Students in UB School of Public Health and Health Professions Receive Awards
    6/19/07
    Twenty new graduates of the School of Public Health and Health Professions at the University at Buffalo were honored with scholarships and awards during the school's recent commencement ceremony.
  • UB Pharmacy Students Receive Awards
    6/19/07
    Twenty-eight graduates of the University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences received awards during the school's recent commencement ceremony.
  • Gum Disease in Postmenopausal Women Linked to Oral Bone Loss
    6/15/07
    A study conducted in a large sample of postmenopausal women by University at Buffalo epidemiologists has provided new information on the prevalence of certain gum-disease-causing oral bacteria in this population and the association of the bacteria with oral bone loss.
  • UB Nursing Students Receive Awards at Commencement
    6/15/07
    Fourteen students in the University at Buffalo School of Nursing received awards and scholarships at the school's recent commencement ceremony.
  • Licensing, Research Agreements Completed Between UB and Reichert, Inc.
    6/15/07
    The University at Buffalo's Office of Science Technology Transfer and Economic Outreach (STOR) has announced that licensing and research agreements have been completed with Reichert, Inc., paving the way for developing and marketing a cell volume cytometer (CVC), whose applications include the detection of drug/cell interactions, bacterial sensitivity to antibiotics and cancer cell susceptibility to chemotherapeutic agents.