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  • Students Partake in Global Medicine Outreach in Haiti
    2/19/19

    Eight medical students from the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences spent their winter break sharpening fundamental skills while seeing hundreds of patients in a makeshift clinic in rural Haiti.

  • Thymectomy Has Long-Term Benefits for Patients With MG
    2/15/19

    Research by Gil I. Wolfe, MD, UB Distinguished Professor and Irvin and Rosemary Smith Chair of the Department of Neurology, shows that surgery to remove the thymus gland in patients with myasthenia gravis (MG) provides significant clinical benefits for as long as five years after the procedure.

  • Orthopaedic Surgery Resident Awarded Research Grant
    2/14/19

    A trainee in the orthopaedic residency program is principal investigator on a study that has received a 2019 Resident Research Grant from the Orthopaedic Research and Education Foundation.

  • Award Helps Bass Balance Family and Career
    2/7/19

    Caroline E. Bass, PhD, assistant professor of pharmacology and toxicology, received a child care award to attend the Federation of European Neuroscience Societies (FENS) Forum in Berlin in July.

  • Research By Orthopaedics Trainees Receives Recognition
    2/6/19

    In the Department of Orthopaedics, a current trainee and a recent graduate of the residency program each have received recognition for their first-author studies.

  • Undernutrition and Stunting in Malawi
    2/4/19
    Three medical students traveled to Malawi to collaborate with the local community and a branch of the organization Naturally Africa Volunteers in an effort to understand undernutrition and assist local organizations combating it.
  • Loss of Teeth in Older Women Increases Hypertension Risk
    2/4/19

    Joshua H. Gordon, a student in the MD-PhD Program, is lead author of a study showing that postmenopausal women who have experienced loss of all teeth are at higher risk of developing high blood pressure.

  • Post-Naloxone Observation of ED Patients is Focus of Study
    1/24/19

    Researchers in the Department of Emergency Medicine are the first to clinically assess and validate a rule regarding the length of observation time necessary before opioid overdose patients can be safely discharged from an emergency department (ED).

  • Curtis Details Benefits of Heart Monitor Apps at CES Meeting
    1/24/19

    Anne B. Curtis, MD, SUNY Distinguished Professor and Charles and Mary Bauer Professor and chair of medicine, spoke about the benefits of heart monitor apps for cardiac patients in a presentation at the 2019 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas.

  • Department of Surgery Spreads Holiday Cheer
    1/24/19

    The Department of Surgery took part in a national initiative to give back to the less fortunate during the 2018 holiday season.

  • Relationship Between Bacteria and Neutrophils Basis of Study
    1/23/19

    Elsa Bou Ghanem, PhD, assistant professor of microbiology and immunology, is conducting a four-year study on how white blood cells function against bacterial infections.

  • Lackner, Dandona Honored by CTSI for Clinical Research
    1/16/19

    The Clinical and Translational Science Institute (CTSI) has recognized two Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences faculty members for their clinical research work.

  • Documentary on Physician Suicide Elicits Discussion
    1/15/19

    When he heard about the first National Physician Suicide Awareness Day, Christian R. DeFazio, MD, clinical associate professor of emergency medicine and director of the emergency medicine residency program, wasn’t sure what to make of it.

  • NIH Extends Study of Military Members’ Health Outcomes
    1/14/19

    University at Buffalo researchers have received a $2.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue their study of health outcomes among members of the military.

  • Underrepresented Student Numbers Up at Jacobs School
    1/8/19

    The number of students from underrepresented groups in the Jacobs School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences Class of 2022 is nearly twice that of the previous year’s class.

  • Clinic Directed by Jacobs School Professor Honored
    12/27/18

    The Hepatology Clinic at Erie County Medical Center (ECMC), under the direction of Anthony D. Martinez, MD, clinical associate professor of medicine, has been awarded a New York State Department of Health Commissioner’s Special Recognition Award.

  • Fliesler to Study Rare Disorder Causing Vision Loss in Kids
    12/20/18

    Steven J. Fliesler, PhD, SUNY Distinguished Professor and the Meyer H. Riwchun Endowed Chair Professor of ophthalmology, has been awarded a $2.2 million grant from the National Eye Institute of the National Institutes of Health to better understand a rare cause of blindness that strikes young children.

  • New Demyelinating Disease Targets Aim of Stem Cell Study
    12/18/18

    New stem cell research led by Fraser J. Sim, PhD, associate professor of pharmacology and toxicology, has identified novel therapeutic targets for the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) and other inflammatory diseases.

  • Study: Illicit Use of Ritalin May Cause Changes in Brain
    12/17/18

    Nonprescription use of Ritalin may cause irreversible structural changes in certain areas of the brain, according to researchers in the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology and UB’s Clinical and Research Institute on Addictions (CRIA).

  • Grant Helps Assess Risks of Combined AUD, Opioid Use
    12/11/18

    Kenneth E. Leonard, PhD, professor of psychiatry and director of the UB Clinical and Research Institute on Addictions (CRIA), and Peter L. Elkin, MD, professor and chair of biomedical informatics, have been awarded a two-year, $386,013 grant from the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism to assess what risks may occur for people with alcohol use disorder (AUD) who use prescription painkillers.

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