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Shedding light on severe MS
10/25/24
UB studies of this rare form of the disease show that grey matter volume, not lesions, are key in severe MS and that novel tools can better assess them.

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Grant to boost newborn screening accuracy
11/8/22
Three rare genetic conditions, including Krabbe disease, are the focus of the $3.8 million NIH grant. to UB.
Targeted therapy in this pediatric cancer cuts relapse rates
11/7/22
UB faculty member and senior author Kara Kelly talks with UBNow about the importance of this study published in NEJM.
Exploring uncommon ground shared in a post-truth world
11/7/22
UB faculty member Mark Shepard’s new book examines the entanglements of people and data, code and space, knowledge and power.
Chemists stabilize hard-to-tame chloride compound
11/4/22
The advancement involving manganese trichloride “opens the floodgates to a whole new area of research,” says lead scientist David Lacy.
UB teams receive federal funding for environmental research
11/3/22
Support from the UB RENEW Institute was key in researchers landing three new grants totaling over $2.6 million.
Grant to support study of influence of oral microbiome
10/31/22
The 7.8 million in funding will support work on the influence of the oral microbiome on cancer-linked oral thrush and HPV among people with HIV.
COVID restrictions challenged nursing home families
10/28/22
Relatives of nursing home patients endured life-changing and fundamental challenges, a UB nursing study has found.
Zurek named fellow of American Physical Society
10/28/22
The UB theoretical chemist is a leading expert in computational materials chemistry.
Universal screening for Pompe disease can extend newborns’ lives
10/28/22
UB researcher Mary Riedy says 20 states don’t screen at birth for the rare and often fatal genetic disease.
Violanti recognized by ACE
10/27/22
The American College of Epidemiology has honored the UB faculty member with its most prestigious award, the Outstanding Contributions to Epidemiology Award.

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