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UB and Roswell Park presented Research Resources Day on Nov. 6, highlighting more than a dozen area research centers and services available to the research community. 

The inaugural Indigenous Health Symposium brought together Indigenous community members, academics, physicians, students and others to discuss “Perspectives on Reproductive Justice and Maternal Health.”

Researchers will interview parents and caregivers to learn about their experiences.

A UB study found that heart disease and Type 2 diabetes were more common in redlined areas with reduced access to healthy foods.

A new genetic counseling master’s degree program being developed at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences at the University at Buffalo is going to improve access to genetic counseling services for Western New Yorkers, amid growing demand both locally and nationwide.

Richard Braen, MD, professor and chair emeritus of emergency medicine, recently performed CPR on an injured concertgoer, saving his life.

Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences researchers are conducting a clinical trial to assess the effectiveness of structured financial incentives in lowering cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk among African Americans facing food insecurity.

As the only physician at an Antarctic research station, Shawn Vainio, MD ’03, was a one-man medical team. He recounted his decades of wilderness medicine experience at a UB Global Health Grand Rounds talk.

A paper published today explains why there needs to be a shift in cannabis policies to a public health approach as opposed to the prevailing, more punitive approach that pushes abstinence instead of public education. 

The University at Buffalo’s Community Health Equity Research Institute hosted its third annual Research Day Oct. 23 at the Buffalo Museum of Science.

A University at Buffalo research program that is investigating what causes some people with multiple sclerosis to experience severe and aggressive disease is beginning to shed light on how their disease differs from those with mild to moderate MS.

An initiative led by PhD student and social justice fellowship recipient Rhonda Drewes aims to save lives by registering AEDs, especially in underserved areas.

Updated results from a phase 3 clinical trial are expected to change the way advanced stage classic Hodgkin lymphoma is treated in newly diagnosed adolescents and adults. 

During the DoctHERS Annual Symposium at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, featured speaker Donnica Moore, MD ’86, called upon physicians and medical students alike to be good communicators in an age of medical misinformation. 

UB's new Aging and Resilience Research Center on The Brothers of Mercy Wellness Campus in Clarence, N.Y., is dedicated to identifying the factors that contribute to healthy, resilient aging.

People living in redlined neighborhoods in 1940 didn’t live as long as those living in neighborhoods with access to credit and home loans.

Jennifer A. Surtees, PhD, professor of biochemistry and associate dean of undergraduate education and STEM outreach in the Jacobs School, is principal investigator on a $2.45 million NIH grant funding DNA research and diversity enhancement.

The SUNY Distinguished Professor and world-renowned neurosurgeon best known for changing the way stroke patients are treated died Oct. 5.

At low doses, lithium aspartate is ineffective in treating the fatigue and brain fog that is often a persistent feature of long COVID. 

The 17th annual Neuroscience Research Day at the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences on Sept. 26 was filled with an aura of warmth and positivity.