Research News

Various kinds of breads piled onto a table.
  • Why do we love carbs?
    10/22/24

    A study co-led by UB finds the gene for starch-digesting saliva may have first duplicated more than 800,000 years ago, seeding the genetic variation that shapes our modern diet.

  • ‘Balancing selection’ in evolution
    2/23/23

    A UB-led study has found that gene variations for immune and metabolic conditions have persisted in humans for more than 700,000 years.

  • UB’s CIGBS joins Abbott Pandemic Defense Coalition
    2/23/23

    The partnership will help scientists better identify and monitor new pathogens, as well as analyze how known viruses are changing.

  • Reversing aging in stem cells
    2/22/23

    Two new UB studies build knowledge upon how the embroyonic gene NANOG “rewires” metabolic networks.

  • Rare disease research to be showcased at event
    2/17/23

    The event will recognize the patients, their clinicians and the scientists working to discover the causes of these conditions and, ultimately, the cures. 

  • Secret to maintaining heart health simpler than you think
    2/14/23

    Epidemiologist Michael LaMonte offers tips on how to maintain a healthy heart, including how everyday activities count toward hitting health goals.

  • Bae receives $2.9 million NHLBI grant
    2/14/23

    The funding from the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute will fund the UB researcher's continuing work on the effects of arterial stiffness on cardiovascular disease.

  • Care for miscarriage may be impaired in states that restrict abortion
    2/13/23

    The UB study was conducted before the overturning of Roe v. Wade; researchers say the disparity has likely grown since then.

  • Building collapses not unexpected in Turkey-Syria quake
    2/10/23

    UB engineers Andrew Whittaker and Michael Constantinou studied Turkish infrastructure after the 1999 quakes in İzmit and Düzce.

  • Toxic metals in baby food
    2/7/23

    Finding “concerning” gaps in U.S. regulations, UB researchers aim to provide guidance for parents and health care professionals.

  • Preventing toxic side effects of leukemia treatment
    2/6/23

    A UB project aims to develop drugs that target cancer cells, as well as drugs that may help prevent anti-cancer molecules from harming healthy cells.