Clinical trials have focused on lipid-lowering medications' effects on subclinical cardiovascular disease as well as the role of hormone therapy, diet and vitamin supplements on heart disease, cancer and osteoporosis in postmenopausal women.
The multidisciplinary Division of Environmental Health Sciences brings together students and faculty from across UB to integrate perspectives from a wide range of research areas.
Jean Wactawski-Wende, PhD, principal investigator of UB’s Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) Center, discusses the significance of the WHI, one of the longest and most comprehensive studies ever done on postmenopausal women.