Postmenopausal women who have a history of gum disease have a
higher risk of cancer, according to a UB-led study of more than
65,000 women that's also the first to report an association between
the disease and gallbladder cancer risk.
The UB math students competing on NBC’s second season of
“Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge” edged out the
competition by six seconds in the second round of the series,
earning a trip to the final night of competition.
Learning from the ‘mammalian diving reflex,’
UB researchers have successfully tested face cooling to prevent
steep drops in blood pressure during simulated blood loss, a
prehospital intervention that EMTs and battlefield medics could one
day use to save lives.
Inequity is evident globally, with less than 1 percent of
households in Ethiopia and 96.4 percent in Serbia having access to
soap and water for handwashing.
Twenty-five UB students will receive $25,000 in scholarship and
internship support through fellowship program made possible by the
Prentice Family Foundation.
Four UB students are competing on the upcoming season of
“Spartan: Ultimate Team Challenge,” the hit NBC
competition series featuring a mile-long obstacle course filled
with mud, water and fire.
While tobacco control advocates are pushing for "a kind of
prohibition" on cigarettes, the cannabis community is doing quite
the opposite, researchers say.
Officers who work afternoons are more likely to be fatigued,
which puts them at greater risk for accidents, errors and stress,
according to results of UB-led study that won first place in
national conference poster competition.
One study will look at the barriers to PrEP usage through
interviews with patients and clinicians, while the other will
investigate a less invasive method for measuring PrEP
adherence.
Beginning in fall 2017, UB's School of Public Health and Health
Professions will offer three new academic programs: undergraduate
degrees in public health and statistics, and a combined
bachelor’s in exercise science and master’s in athletic
training.
James Smist was seven years old when his father, Felix Smist,
graduated in mechanical engineering from the UB School of
Engineering and Applied Sciences.
Annual summit convenes scholars, resettlement agencies, service
providers, community support centers, municipal agencies and
refugees to explore barriers and solutions to promote culturally
engaged health care for refugees in Buffalo.
UB-led study is among the largest and focuses exclusively on
postmenopausal women in whom periodontitis, total tooth loss and
cardiovascular disease is high nationally.
All 52 UB occupational therapy graduates who took the 2016
National Board for Certification of Occupational Therapists (NBCOT)
exam within a year of graduation passed the test.
Freudenheim will present research on periodontal disease and
breast cancer in postmenopausal women as part of the 41st annual
American Society of Preventive Oncology (ASPO) Conference in
Seattle.
UB researcher says public health experts need to be more up
front with parents in explaining that CDC dietary recommendations
may not help children who have been exposed to lead.
FDA ad campaign geared toward rural teens who use smokeless
tobacco products fails to provide public with important information
on relative risks of smokeless tobacco compared to traditional
cigarettes, Kozlowski and Sweanor write.
A study of more than 300 members of the Buffalo Police
Department suggests that police events or conditions considered
highly stressful by officers may be associated with disturbances of
the normal awakening cortisol pattern.
iPad Minis, Fitbits, fitness gear and other prizes are up for
grabs this spring as the Step Challenge sponsored by the University
at Buffalo School of Public Health and Health Professions returns
for a second year.
Researchers will tackle urban infrastructure and groundwater,
air pollution, green infrastructure and stormwater management, and
development of lower-cost solar cells.
The School of Public Health and Health Professions’ 2017
Step Challenge was a rousing success, with 1,700 participants
taking more than 300 million steps.
