Current Research News at UB
Breaking Research
INCREASED CANCER RISK
Exposure to carcinogens in traffic emissions at particular points in their life may increase the risk of developing breast cancer in women who are lifetime nonsmokers, according to a study by researchers in the School of Public Health and Health Professions and College of Arts and Sciences.
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LESS MEDICATION REQUIRED
A study by UB Distinguished Professor William E. Pelham, Jr., has showed that when behavior modification therapy is combined with medication to treat children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, the amount of medication required to achieve the same results as use of medication alone can be reduced by two-thirds.
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COMPUTERIZED TESTING
A new computerized version of a reliable and well-regarded test for personality disorders developed by a UB psychologist may lead to clearer diagnosis of such disorders and point toward more precise and specific treatment plans for the more than 31 million Americans affected by them.
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STEADIER ON HIS FEET
The world-renowned statue Hermes with the Infant Dionysos has been
equipped with innovative seismic protective devices that will help the 7-foot-high marble statue of the
Greek god withstand powerful earthquakes. The protective devices were custom made for the statue based
on analysis and tests conducted at the University at Buffalo's earthquake engineering laboratory.
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CANARY ON A CHIP
A novel technology utilizing a tiny silicon chip that can test cells in minutes for
responses to any stimulus, including antibiotics, pathogens, toxins, radiation or chemotherapy, has been
developed by UB scientists.
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SYNTHESIZED WITH EASE
An efficient new strategy for synthesizing a natural marine product,
which shows promising anti-tuberculosis activity but cannot be efficiently synthesized using conventional
chemistry, has been developed by UB organic chemists.
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University News
REHABILITATION GRANT
CIRRIE, the Center for International Rehabilitation Research Information and Exchange at UB, has received a $2.5 million, five-year competitive renewal grant from the National Institute for Disability and Rehabilitation Research.
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MATH GRANT
The Institute of Education Sciences of the U.S. Department of Education has awarded a five-year, $6 million grant to professors in the Graduate School of Education to “scale up” the model for implementing their research-based pre-kindergarten mathematics curriculum.
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FATTY LIVER LINK
The accumulation of fat in the liver, or “fatty liver,” resulting from accumulation of central body fat, and perhaps not alcohol consumption, may represent an important underlying mechanism for the association between liver enzymes and hypertension.
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YOUNG HOCKEY PLAYERS
Unintentional collisions and falling into the boards cause more injuries in young hockey players than the practice of body checking, UB researchers have found.
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SMOKING AND FERTILITY
Men who smoke cigarettes may experience a significant decline in their capacity to father a child, research by a reproductive medicine specialist from UB has shown.
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