New research reveals that triggering a cell’s DNA damage response could be a promising avenue for developing novel treatments against several rare but devastating viruses for which no antiviral treatments exist.
Brian M. Parker, MD, chief quality and learning officer at Allegheny Health Network, has been named chair of the Department of Anesthesiology at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, effective Oct. 1.
Brian M. Parker, MD, chief quality and learning officer at Allegheny Health Network, has been named chair of the Department of Anesthesiology, effective Oct. 1.
UB is tackling WNY health inequities by studying root causes. A $3.6 million grant from the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities will train researchers to develop innovative solutions.
The University at Buffalo has been awarded a highly competitive, $3.6 million grant from the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities to train early-career faculty members to address health inequities in Western New York.
The new UB Center of Excellence in Investigator Development and Community Engagement will facilitate research by early career-faculty to address root causes of health inequities in Buffalo communities.
Students launch program to introduce Indigenous youth to health care careers! Their goal: boost Indigenous student involvement in health related professions.
The new “Well Beyond” curriculum empowers UB medical students to not just master the science, but to also take what they're learning and put it to use in the community.
Four UB projects spanning multiple disciplines that are using artificial intelligence to enhance health care have received interdisciplinary seed funding for AI research in health care.
Four UB projects spanning multiple disciplines that are using artificial intelligence to enhance health care have received interdisciplinary seed funding for AI research in health care.
Telemedicine referrals for patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) can be a more effective way than an in-person emergency department visit to get patients to start and stay with medication assisted treatment through an outpatient clinic.
Telemedicine referrals for patients with opioid use disorder (OUD) can be a more effective way than an in-person emergency department visit to get patients to start and stay with medication assisted treatment through an outpatient clinic.
Gil Wolfe is senior author on an opinion piece that responds to a paper published last year that raised questions regarding thymic removal, “causing quite a stir across medical and surgical communities."
Allison Brashear, MD, vice president for health sciences and dean of the Jacobs School, has been appointed to the board of directors of the Association for American Medical Colleges (AAMC).
Allison Brashear, MD, vice president for health sciences and dean of the Jacobs School, has been appointed to the board of directors of the Association for American Medical Colleges (AAMC).
Moriah Martindale is one of just 29 medical students nationwide who were chosen to participate in the third year of the NFL Diversity in Sports Medicine Pipeline Initiative.
A data-driven definition of long COVID will help support public health initiatives while providing clinicians with a better basis for screening and diagnosis.
Gender-affirming health care is easier to access in Western New York, thanks to a new webpage developed by UB medical students working with local clinicians.
Data-driven long COVID definition will help support public health initiatives while providing clinicians with a more nuanced basis for screening and diagnosis.
Data-driven long COVID definition will help support public health initiatives while providing clinicians with a more nuanced basis for screening and diagnosis.
Gender-affirming health care is easier to access in Western New York, thanks to a new webpage developed by UB medical students working with local clinicians.
The Department of Neurosurgery has, for the first time, been awarded a clinical fellowship grant from the Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation (NREF).
The Department of Neurosurgery has, for the first time, been awarded a clinical fellowship grant from the Neurosurgery Research and Education Foundation (NREF).
GLP-1RA medications, such as those with brand names of Ozempic and Victoza, don’t put patients with a history of pancreatitis at increased risk for pancreatitis, and they may actually lower their risk.
GLP-1RA medications, such as those with brand names of Ozempic and Victoza, don’t put patients with a history of pancreatitis at increased risk for pancreatitis, and they may actually lower their risk.
A team from the UB Global Surgery Student Alliance provided lifesaving education in "Stop the Bleed" training to a variety of participants across Belize. This training, held during the students' spring break, is crucial for these populations living far from healthcare facilities.
This spring, during their spring break, Jacobs School medical students traveled to rural areas in Belize to train 100 farmers and villagers in lifesaving Stop the Bleed techniques.
This spring, during their spring break, Jacobs School medical students traveled to rural areas in Belize to train 100 farmers and villagers in lifesaving Stop the Bleed techniques.
UB researchers find RNA editing that is stimulated by external phenomena like infectious disease or climate change may play a larger role in human biology and in the development of human disease than has previously been understood.
New findings by UB researchers reveal that RNA editing may play a larger role in human biology and in the development of human disease than has generally been understood.
New findings by UB researchers reveal that RNA editing may play a larger role in human biology and in the development of human disease than has generally been understood.
Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences medical students working with community anti-violence groups in Buffalo have developed an elective course on “trauma surgery and trauma-informed care.”
A UB researcher who is a leading expert on retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) has published a study that could change the standard of care for the condition.
Two Jacobs School students recently learned they are recipients of a Western New York Medical Scholarship of $120,000 each. The scholarship will cut their medical school debt roughly in half.
Two Jacobs School students recently learned they are recipients of a Western New York Medical Scholarship of $120,000 each. The scholarship will cut their medical school debt roughly in half.
The UB team that discovered how a gene found in 75% of us protects against neurodegeneration has now found that this same gene enhances immune function as well. The new findings were published in eBioMedicine.
Nancy Nielsen, senior associate dean for health policy in the Jacobs School, is one of the “extraordinary people from all walks of life” invited to participate in the Obama Presidency Oral History project, which is now online.
Jacobs School students are working to educate providers — and fellow classmates — about the medical and psychological consequences of female genital cutting (FGC).
Jacobs School students are working to educate providers — and fellow classmates — about the medical and psychological consequences of female genital cutting (FGC).
People with opioid use disorder who have hepatitis C virus were twice as likely to be successfully treated and cured if they received facilitated telemedicine treatment at their opioid treatment program.
People with opioid use disorder who have hepatitis C virus were twice as likely to be successfully treated and cured if they received facilitated telemedicine treatment at their opioid treatment program.
In this video, Andrew L. Reynolds, MD, clinical associate professor of ophthalmology in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, shares information on how to be safe.
In this video, Andrew L. Reynolds, MD, clinical associate professor of ophthalmology in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, shares information on how to be safe.
The medical students in the University at Buffalo’s Class of 2024 gathered at the Powerhouse in South Buffalo for Match Day, a rite of passage for the prospective physicians, as they learned where they will train in residency.
Leonard E. Egede, MD,chief of the Division of Internal Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin and director of its Center for Advancing Population Science, has been appointed chair of the Department of Medicine.
Leonard E. Egede, MD,chief of the Division of Internal Medicine at the Medical College of Wisconsin and director of its Center for Advancing Population Science, has been appointed chair of the Department of Medicine.