Research News

Catherine Cook-Cottone holds a copy of The Worry Monster kids book.
  • ‘The Worry Monster’ aims to help kids handle anxiety
    11/22/24

    The new book by UB faculty member Catherine Cook-Cottone offers a way for kids to practice mindfulness strategies.

  • Gene only some of us have may protect against neurodegeneration
    9/22/23

    Researchers say the findings of a recent study will help “fill in a translational gap” in neuroscience.

  • Future of imaging explored at meeting
    9/22/23

    Attendees at the Imaging Research Symposium considered the importance of UB's new Philips MRI scanner, as well as its impact on clinical and translational research.

  • Replanting coral could restore ecosystems
    9/20/23

    UB researcher Howard Lasker is leading a pilot experiment to restore coral communities damaged by the BP oil spill.

  • Pension bailouts lead to opportunistic behavior
    9/20/23

    A new School of Management study assesses the unintended consequences of the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act.

  • Leonard named to board of NIAAA consortium
    9/19/23

    The director of UB’s CRIA will join the Program Advisory Board of the National Consortium on Alcohol and Neurodevelopment in Adolescent-Adulthood.

  • Answering the big questions about cold unfolding proteins
    9/19/23

    The phenomenon is crucial for protein design and function, and for understanding life at very low temperatures and high pressure.

  • To design fog-free PPE, researchers turn to lotus plant
    9/18/23

    A new study outlines how UB students, with the help of a local high schooler, used the aquatic plant to create face shields for dentists.

  • Study examines smoking cessation during pregnancy
    9/15/23

    People who used e-cigarettes before pregnancy were more likely to stop smoking later in pregnancy than those using nicotine replacement therapy.

  • 13 WNY-based startups ‘graduate’ from UB’s Cultivator
    9/14/23

    The program supports medium- to high-growth startups in their earliest stages, when funding is traditionally difficult to obtain.

  • Minimizing fallout from explosive cell death could slow cancer spread
    9/12/23

    A study identifies the fatty acid-making protein behind membrane rupture and inflammation during necroptosis.