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  • Families confront roles in rural jail incarceration
    5/12/25

    While families have no official place in the system, it's time to start thinking about them as potential partners, UB scholar Allison Dwyer Emory says.

  • Two proteins, two opposing effects in Huntington’s disease
    5/8/25

    A new study found these proteins, which regulate the huntingtin protein’s movement in neurons, could be future drug targets.

  • Brain rewires to compensate for difficulty hearing speech in noisy environments
    5/7/25

    A study strengthens the growing link between hearing loss and dementia as people age.

  • Businesses face hidden loan costs after going public
    5/6/25

    A new School of Management study reveals post-IPO lenders can raise interest rates based on financial performance.

  • Nursing creates its first ‘wet lab’
    5/5/25

    The new lab expands the school’s research capabilities and enhances training in molecular biology, biochemistry and microscopic anatomy.

  • RENEW students explain the ‘why’ of their research
    5/2/25

    Stories of personal connection to their work weren’t uncommon at the UB RENEW Institute’s spring poster session and end-of-year celebration.

  • Language matters
    5/1/25

    UB researchers have compiled a list of words physicians should never say to patients with complex, chronic disorders that are often dismissed or misdiagnosed.

  • How advertising impacts Wall Street
    4/30/25

    A new School of Management study reveals a link between product ads and analyst accuracy.

  • New tech uses radar, AI to monitor wounds
    4/28/25

    The new imaging technology enables medical professionals to observe skin without removing dressings.

  • Late midlife a time of less regret, increased acceptance
    4/25/25

    A UB study examined narrative self-transcendence in the life stories of a group of late-midlife adults shared over eight years.

  • Spring is in the air, and so are PFAS
    4/24/25

    A new detection method that captures forever chemicals as they evaporate could inform federal guidance on measuring these dangerous compounds.