Ellen Goldbaum articles

Study explores AI-enhanced wearable devices
11/25/25
UB researchers have published the first comprehensive meta-review of AI-enhanced wearables for people with prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes.
‘We Can’t Wait Until 2042’ Writes UB Expert About Implementing New Guidelines for Treating Concussion/TBI
11/25/25
A UB expert wrote an editorial accompanying the new clinical practice guidelines for treating adults with concussion or mild traumatic brain injury and geared toward primary care providers.
‘We can’t wait until 2042’ writes UB expert about implementing new guidelines for treating concussion/mild TBI
11/24/25
A UB expert wrote an editorial accompanying the new clinical practice guidelines for treating adults with concussion or mild traumatic brain injury and geared toward primary care providers.
Addressing health equity goal of new CHERI director
11/21/25
Heather M. Gardiner aims to expand the Community Health Equity Research Institute's research impact and strengthen links with the community.
Addressing Health Equity Goal of New CHERI Director
11/21/25
Heather M. Gardiner, PhD, aims to expand the Community Health Equity Research Institute's research impact and strengthen links with the community.
Study Explores AI-Enhanced Wearable Devices for Type 2 Diabetes and Prediabetes Care
11/20/25
UB researchers have published the first comprehensive meta-review of AI-enhanced wearables for people with prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes.
Study explores AI-enhanced wearable devices for Type 2 diabetes and prediabetes care
11/20/25
UB researchers have published the first comprehensive meta-review of AI-enhanced wearables for people with prediabetes and Type 2 diabetes.
UB researcher co-author of new pediatric basic life support guidelines
11/17/25
The guidelines seek to improve outcomes and optimize care, says chair of pediatrics Benny Joyner.
UB professor elected to American Pediatric Society
11/13/25
Lucy Mastrandrea’s research has improved outcomes for patients with obesity and Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes.
New Pediatric Basic Life Support Guidelines Seek to Improve Outcomes, Optimize Care, Says UB Co-Author
11/12/25
Significantly improving survival odds after sudden cardiac arrest in children and adolescents is the goal of the 2025 Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care for pediatric patients.
Mastrandrea Elected to the American Pediatric Society
11/12/25
Lucy D. Mastrandrea, MD, PhD, professor of pediatrics, has been elected to membership in the American Pediatric Society.
New pediatric basic life support guidelines seek to improve outcomes, optimize care, says UB co-author
11/12/25
Significantly improving survival odds after sudden cardiac arrest in children and adolescents is the goal of the 2025 Guidelines for Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care for pediatric patients.
Overturning theories about NMDA receptor calcium signals
11/11/25
The surprising findings published in PNAS have implications for understanding and treating neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders.
UB professor elected to the American Pediatric Society
11/11/25
Lucy D. Mastrandrea, MD, PhD, professor of pediatrics in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, has been elected to membership in the American Pediatric Society.
Study: UB Research Overturns Prevailing Assumptions About NMDA Receptor Calcium Signals
11/7/25
Surprising findings published in PNAS have implications for understanding and treating neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders.
Study: UB research overturns prevailing assumptions about NMDA receptor calcium signals
11/6/25
Surprising findings published in PNAS have implications for understanding and treating neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders.
WNY patients major contributors to NEJM knee pain study
10/31/25
More than half of the participants were UBMD Ortho patients in the national research study that confirmed that exercise and PT help ease knee pain.
Major NEJM Study Confirms that Exercise and PT Help Ease Knee Pain
10/30/25
More than half the participants in a national study on exercise and PT for knee pain were UBMD Ortho patients.
Western New Yorkers were significant contributors to major NEJM study that confirmed exercise and PT help ease knee pain
10/29/25
More than half the participants in a national study on exercise and PT for knee pain were UBMD Ortho patients.
Carotid artery stent placed in patient who goes home same day
10/28/25
UB neurosurgeon Elad Levy says the case proves complex endovascular procedures can be performed in outpatient neurosurgery centers.
Jacobs School launching Buffalo Primary Care Initiative
10/27/25
The goal of the three-year MD program with full scholarships is to increase the number of primary care physicians in Buffalo’s East and West side neighborhoods.
Evaluating people seeking asylum
10/24/25
Medical students, physicians and community members received training in how to look for evidence of torture or mistreatment from the student-run Human Rights Initiative.
Learning How to Evaluate People Seeking Asylum
10/24/25
Medical students, physicians and community members received training in how to look for evidence of torture or mistreatment from the student-run Human Rights Initiative.
Jacobs School Launches the Buffalo Primary Care Initiative
10/24/25
The goal of the new, three-year MD program with full scholarships is to increase the number of primary care physicians in Buffalo’s East and West side neighborhoods.
To boost the number of physicians serving Buffalo, the Jacobs School is launching the Buffalo Primary Care Initiative
10/23/25
The goal of the new, three-year MD program with full scholarships is to increase the number of primary care physicians in Buffalo’s East and West side neighborhoods.
UB Neurosurgeons Prove Viability of Complex Surgeries in an Outpatient Setting
10/21/25
The neurosurgeons say this marks a paradigm shift in how complex neurovascular interventions can safely be delivered.
Brashear elected to National Academy of Medicine
10/21/25
Election to the academy is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine.
Studying sex-specific differences in AMD
10/20/25
UB ophthalmologist Margaret DeAngelis leads work on the neurological condition that's the leading cause of blindness in adults over 55.
Studying Sex-Specific Differences in AMD
10/20/25
With new funding, UB ophthalmologist Margaret M. DeAngelis, PhD, leads work on the neurological condition that's the leading cause of blindness in adults over 55.
Allison Brashear Elected to National Academy of Medicine
10/20/25
Election to the academy, considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine, recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service.
In a first at an ambulatory surgery center, UB neurosurgeons placed a carotid artery stent and the patient was discharged the same day
10/20/25
The neurosurgeons say this marks a paradigm shift in how complex neurovascular interventions can safely be delivered.
Allison Brashear is elected to the National Academy of Medicine
10/20/25
Election to the academy, considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine, recognizes individuals who have demonstrated outstanding professional achievement and commitment to service.
Fatty liver disease: a growing, silent epidemic
10/15/25
The La Bodega clinic in Buffalo, a national model for treating liver disease along with overlapping conditions, is working to boost early screening.
Is age-related macular degeneration different in women? UB ophthalmology researchers are investigating
10/15/25
Researchers have received a $2.2 million grant from the National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health to study sex-specific mechanisms for AMD.
Fatty Liver Disease a Growing Epidemic, Says UB Physician
10/14/25
Once almost exclusively seen in older adults, fatty liver disease, which can be fatal if untreated, is now one of the world’s fastest-growing diseases. And it’s increasingly occurring in young people as well.
Science + art + theater = new ways to bridge disciplines
10/14/25
Two UB professors and the founder of Torn Space Theater are exploring links between science and art.
Fatty liver disease is a growing, silent epidemic, especially among younger patients, says UB physician
10/14/25
Once almost exclusively seen in older adults, fatty liver disease, which can be fatal if untreated, is now one of the world’s fastest-growing diseases. And it’s increasingly occurring in young people as well.
Science + Art + Theater = New Ways to Bridge Disciplines
10/13/25
A partnership between two UB faculty members and Buffalo’s Torn Space Theater is one of just 15 groups nationwide that have been awarded a $30,000 grant from the Simons Foundation.
Science + art + theater = new ways to bridge disciplines
10/9/25
A partnership between two UB faculty members and Buffalo’s Torn Space Theater is one of just 15 groups nationwide that have been awarded a $30,000 grant from the Simons Foundation.
Risk for cardiovascular complications in prediabetic elders
10/6/25
Limited education consistently predicted worse outcomes across all three major cardiometabolic indicators.
Risk for Cardiovascular Complications in Prediabetic Elders
10/6/25
Limited education consistently predicted worse outcomes across all three major cardiometabolic indicators.
UB Pediatrics Professor Named American Heart Association Distinguished Scientist
10/2/25
Steven E. Lipshultz, MD, professor of pediatrics at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, has been named an American Heart Association (AHA) Distinguished Scientist for 2025.
UB pediatrics professor Steven Lipshultz named American Heart Association Distinguished Scientist
10/1/25
The designation honors members of the AHA and American Stroke Association who have made extraordinary contributions to cardiovascular, stroke and brain health research.
Study: Older adults with prediabetes who have low levels of education are at highest risk for developing cardiovascular complications
10/1/25
The study found that limited education — defined as those who did not graduate high school — consistently predicted worse outcomes across all three major cardiometabolic indicators.
Caregivers, Advocates and Community Members Invited to Forum at UB on ‘The Sandwich Generation’
9/30/25
The challenges and opportunities of caregiving across the generations are the focus of “The Sandwich Generation: Balancing Care for Parents and Children,” a free, public symposium Oct. 8 at the Jacobs School.
Researchers produce first-ever image of open NMDA receptor
9/26/25
The findings reveal clues to how neurodegenerative disease occurs.
Study: Researchers Produce the First-Ever Image of an Open NMDA Receptor
9/25/25
Researchers have captured for the first time and in exquisite detail pictures of NMDA receptors in a fully open conformation.
Study: Researchers produce the first-ever image of an open NMDA receptor
9/24/25
Researchers have captured for the first time and in exquisite detail pictures of NMDA receptors in a fully open conformation.
UB medical student recognized by AAMC
9/23/25
David Cazares Dorantes is one of five recipients of the Association of American Medical Colleges 2025 ACE Award for Advocacy, Collaboration and Education.
HIIT exercise during adolescence may protect against cocaine abuse
9/19/25
The study's findings show that exercise is dose-dependent in mitigating drug use behaviors.
High-Intensity Interval Training Boosts Aversion to Cocaine in Adolescent Lab Animals
9/19/25
A new study by Jacobs School researchers reveals that high-intensity interval training (HIIT) was more effective than moderate exercise in making adolescent lab animals avoid cocaine.
UB Medical Student Selected for AAMC National Award
9/18/25
A second-year medical student in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences has been selected as a recipient of the AAMC 2025 ACE Award for Advocacy, Collaboration and Education.
Study: In lab animals exposed to cocaine, High-Intensity Interval Training boosts aversion to the drug
9/17/25
Researchers reveal that high-intensity interval training (HIIT) was more effective than moderate exercise in making adolescent lab animals avoid cocaine.
UB psychiatry resident named NIMH Resident of the Year
9/17/25
Gary Iacobucci is one of just 12 residents nationwide chosen for the prestigious honor.
AAMC selects UB medical student for its national ACE Award for Advocacy, Collaboration and Education
9/17/25
A second-year medical student in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences has been selected as a recipient of the AAMC 2025 ACE Award for Advocacy, Collaboration and Education.
Igniting Hope conference set for Sept. 20
9/16/25
Developing a health equity action plan for Western New York is the focus of this year's conference.
Psychiatry Resident Receives Prestigious Honor from NIH
9/16/25
Gary Iacobucci, MD, PhD, will attend an awards program next month at the National Institutes of Health, where he will present an overview of his research on cognitive flexibility.
UB psychiatry resident is one of a dozen in the U.S. to be named National Institute of Mental Health Outstanding Resident of the Year
9/15/25
Gary Iacobucci, MD, PhD, will attend an awards program next month at the National Institutes of Health, where he will present an overview of his research on cognitive flexibility.
Media Advisory: A health equity action plan for Western New York is the focus of UB’s Igniting Hope 2025 conference
9/12/25
Igniting Hope 2025, focused on “Building a Community Plan for Health Equity,” will be held on Saturday, Sept. 20, at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
The infection risks oral mucositis pose for stem cell transplant patients
9/12/25
The UB research also reveals how AI can be used to more accurately predict those risks.
Physician Response Team Mobilizes for Tour Bus Crash
9/10/25
The network of volunteer emergency medicine physicians — including Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences faculty members — responds to critical 911 calls and mass-casualty incidents.
Researchers Reveal Infection Risks Oral Mucositis Poses to Stem Cell Transplant Patients
9/9/25
Patients undergoing stem cell transplants for blood cancers who develop oral mucositis are at nearly four times the risk of developing a severe infection.
Researchers reveal the infection risks oral mucositis poses to stem cell transplant patients, introduce AI tool to predict them
9/8/25
Patients undergoing stem cell transplants for blood cancers who develop oral mucositis are at nearly four times the risk of developing a severe infection.
Physicians Response team mobilizes for tour bus crash
9/2/25
The network of volunteer emergency medicine physicians — including UB faculty members — responds to critical 911 calls and mass-casualty incidents.
Building Bridges in Structural Biology
8/28/25
The thriving upstate New York structural biology community was apparent at the inaugural WNY Structural Biology Collaborative Symposium.
Building bridges in structural biology
8/18/25
The thriving upstate New York structural biology community was apparent at the inaugural WNY Structural Biology Collaborative Symposium.
Link between prediabetes, mortality strongest for younger adults
8/14/25
Prediabetes is more life-threatening for people aged 20-54, UB researchers report in a paper published in JAMA Network Open.
Intermittent fasting enhances efficacy of prostate cancer therapy
8/13/25
Scientists have shown for the first time that intermittent fasting increases the efficacy of anti-androgen therapy in the disease.
Link Between Prediabetes, Mortality Strongest for Younger Adults
8/12/25
Prediabetes is more life-threatening for people aged 20-54, UB researchers report in a paper published in JAMA Network Open.
Study: In Prostate Cancer, Intermittent Fasting Found to Enhance Efficacy of Therapy
8/11/25
Researchers have shown for the first time that intermittent fasting increases the efficacy of anti-androgen therapy in prostate cancer.
Study: In prostate cancer, intermittent fasting is found to enhance efficacy of anti-androgen therapy
8/11/25
Researchers have shown for the first time that intermittent fasting increases the efficacy of anti-androgen therapy in prostate cancer.
Study: Link between prediabetes and mortality strongest for younger adults
8/8/25
Prediabetes is more life-threatening in people aged 20-54 than it is in older populations.
Overcoming the food insecurity-obesity paradox
7/31/25
Participants are being sought for a UB clinical trial that aims to improve the health of participants by changing how they metabolize food.
WNY Women Who Are Food Insecure, Overweight and Want to Eat Healthy Are Being Recruited for UB Clinical Trial
7/30/25
UB researchers have launched a novel clinical trial that aims to overcome the food insecurity-obesity paradox.
WNY women who are food insecure, overweight and want to eat healthy are being recruited for UB clinical trial
7/28/25
UB researchers have launched a novel clinical trial that aims to overcome the food insecurity-obesity paradox.
Book looks at how structural racism impacts health care
6/30/25
A new textbook edited by UB faculty member Leonard Egede explores health care inequalities, their origins and how to address them.
Textbook Edited By Egede Focuses on How Structural Racism Impacts Health Care
6/24/25
A new book edited by Leonard E. Egede, MD, takes a broad, multidisciplinary approach to explore the structural factors underlying health disparities.
How structural racism impacts health care is focus of comprehensive textbook edited by UB population health expert
6/24/25
New book edited by Leonard Egede takes a broad, multidisciplinary approach to explore the structural factors underlying health disparities
Continuing Work to Reduce Gun Violence
6/23/25
The annual Remembrance Conference focused on the role medical schools and health care in general can play in reducing firearm injuries and deaths.
Continuing work to reduce gun violence
6/20/25
The annual Remembrance Conference focused on the role medical schools and health care in general can play in reducing firearm injuries and deaths.
Continuing work to reduce gun violence
6/20/25
The annual Remembrance Conference focused on the role medical schools and health care in general can play in reducing firearm injuries and deaths.
Non-opioid molecule relieves chronic pain for three weeks
6/17/25
The molecule developed by UB researchers acts like a long-lasting anesthetic, with a single, local injection providing pain relief for up to 3 weeks.
Surtees Named Chair of Biochemistry
6/17/25
Jennifer A. Surtees, PhD, professor of biochemistry in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, has been named chair of the Department of Biochemistry, effective July 1.
Jonathan D. Daniels, MD, Memorial School Drive Is Now Accepting Donations
6/12/25
The fourth annual Jonathan D. Daniels, MD, Memorial School Drive: The Next Generation of Transformational Leaders is underway.
New Non-Opioid Molecule Relieves Chronic Pain for 3 Weeks
6/12/25
A molecule developed by Jacobs School researchers acts like a long-lasting anesthetic, with a single, local injection providing pain relief for up to three weeks.
New, non-opioid molecule acts like a long-lasting anesthetic, relieving chronic pain for three weeks
6/11/25
A new molecule acts like a local, long-lasting anesthetic, providing robust pain relief for up to three weeks.
UB’s genetic counseling program, the first in SUNY, receives accreditation
6/5/25
UB's new Genetic Counseling Graduate Program has received accreditation from the Accreditation Council for Genetic Counseling.
Remembrance Conference at UB June 6-8 to focus on gun violence prevention in the medical profession
6/4/25
Medical students, educators and researchers will gather at UB this weekend to meet with health care providers, activists and community members to discuss solutions to the gun violence epidemic.
Jonathan D. Daniels, MD Memorial School Drive is now accepting donations
5/30/25
The fourth annual Jonathan D. Daniels, MD, Memorial School Drive: The Next Generation of Transformational Leaders is underway.
Gun Violence Impacts and Prevention Are the Focus of the UB/MSU Remembrance Conference June 6-8 in Buffalo
5/22/25
Health care providers, medical students and educators interested in working to address gun violence are invited to attend Remembrance Conference 2025 on June 6-8.
Media Advisory: Gun violence impacts and prevention are the focus of the UB/MSU Remembrance Conference June 6-8 in Buffalo
5/15/25
Health care providers, medical students and educators interested in working to address gun violence are invited to attend Remembrance Conference 2025 on June 6-8 .
Curtis Receives Award for Distinguished Women in Medicine from Columbia University
5/15/25
Anne B. Curtis, MD, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences has received the Virginia Kneeland Frantz ’22 Award for Distinguished Women in Medicine from her alma mater.
UB's chair of psychiatry has been named a fellow in the Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine Program
5/14/25
Beth Smith, MD, has been chosen as a 2025-2026 fellow for the prestigious Hedwig van Ameringen Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine (ELAM) program.
Curtis receives Award for Distinguished Women in Medicine from Columbia University
5/13/25
Anne B. Curtis, MD, SUNY Distinguished Professor in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences has received the Virginia Kneeland Frantz ’22 Award for Distinguished Women in Medicine from her alma mater.
Brain Rewires to Compensate for Difficulty Hearing Speech in Noisy Environments
5/8/25
A study strengthens the growing link between hearing loss and dementia as people age.
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.
Brain networks rewire to compensate for difficulty hearing speech in noisy environments
5/6/25
Researchers have identified the area in the brain that shows significant changes in people who struggle with speech in noise.
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.
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.
Doctors must learn to communicate better with their patients with complex chronic disorders
4/30/25
Complex disorders like long COVID and myalgic encephalomyelitis/chronic fatigue syndrome are often dismissed or misdiagnosed: better communication can help, say UB researchers.