Fifty-seven percent of the women who participated in a recent study at the University at Buffalo's Research Institute on Addictions (RIA) reported experiencing at least one incident of verbal or physical aggression while drinking in a bar.
A study by UB researchers has shown that fish oil and vitamin E are promising potential therapies for those suffering from rheumatoid arthritis. (Journal of the American College of Nutrition, 10-00)
People with severe gum disease are at twice the risk of suffering a stroke than those with good oral health, University at Buffalo researchers have shown in the first national, population-based cohort study of periodontal disease and cerebrovascular disease.(Archives of Internal Medicine, 10-00)
Entry-level salaries of $75,000 per year, hefty "signing bonuses," gifts of expensive foreign cars -- enticements like these may not be uncommon in the technology sector, but they now are being offered by your friendly neighborhood pharmacy, too.
The latest findings on the ability of pet dogs to reduce stress in persons caring for brain-injured spouses shows that dog owners experienced one-fifth the rise in blood pressure during stressful, care-giving activities compared to those without dogs.
Researchers at the University at Buffalo have found that the development of breast cancer appears to be related to how the body breaks down estrogen. (Epidemiology, 11-00)
The question of whether too much iron increases the risk of dying from heart disease has received another "no" answer through the results of a population-based, long-term, follow-up study conducted by researchers at the University at Buffalo. (Annals of Epidemiology, 10-00)
Children born extremely prematurely are 3 to 4 times more likely to be educational underachievers than children born at or near full term, a study by University at Buffalo researchers has shown (Paediatric and Perinatal Epidemiology, 10-00).
When it comes to hog heaven, we can't hold a candle to the ancient Greeks, according to a professor of classics at the University at Buffalo, who has spent years researching the role pigs played in Greek social and religious life.
Las Vegas is the fastest growing metropolitan area in the U.S. and its development as a major regional wonderland is not accidental and has broad cultural significance, says a professor of sociology at the University at Buffalo.
A policy of zero tolerance is an effective deterrent against abusive, out-of-control behavior by parents at youth sporting events, says a nationally known law professor and forensic psychologist at the University at Buffalo.
Few of us expect to be involved in a motor-vehicle accident that will change the course of our lives in an instant, according to a University at Buffalo researcher who has been evaluating and treating victims of motor-vehicle accidents for several years.
Withdrawal from cocaine is no picnic, but a study by a researcher at the University at Buffalo has shown that it may not involve the wrenching ups and downs and intense cravings that specialists in the field have considered the norm (Drug and Alcohol Dependence, 6-00).
Regular exercise helps aging muscles retain their flexibility and protects them from injury, a University at Buffalo study of the effect of exercise training on muscle function in aging animals has found (Journal of Applied Physiology, 4-00).
A system that will allow physicians to use virtual reality to store information about what they feel during an exam is being developed by University at Buffalo researchers; the information then will be accessible to the examining physician at a later time or to consulting physicians at another location.
Smokers who want to quit but really enjoy the taste of a cigarette may soon have a new weapon at their disposal -- it's a mouth rinse that claims to make smoking taste terrible.
Systolic blood pressure, the first -- or higher -- number in a blood-pressure reading, is the important factor in determining whether a person has hypertension, experts state in a new NIH-sponsored clinical advisory statement released May 4 (Hypertension, 5-00).
Easter is a special time for Kathleen Delaney because it is reminiscent of her first introduction to marshmallow Peeps; the University at Buffalo librarian and archivist has been collecting these marshmallow Easter treats for more than 25 years.
Researchers from the School of Dental Medicine at the University at Buffalo have found that obesity is significantly related to periodontal disease through the pathway of insulin resistance.
Evidence is mounting that information gleaned from a routine dental X-ray may serve as an accurate early-warning system of risk of dying from heart attack or stroke, according to research conducted at the University at Buffalo.
New ways to treat chronic pain, a condition thought to affect as many as one in four Americans at an annual cost in disability compensation and lost productivity estimated to be as high as $100 billion, are being found by University at Buffalo researchers (Spine).
Information-technology specialists at the University at Buffalo have developed a revolutionary production-grade, PC-based, high-performance, video-conferencing system that is portable and available at a much lower price than was previously possible.
Cigarette smoking appears to increase the risk for developing large brain aneurysms in patients who are predisposed to these life-threatening, blood-vessel malformations, shows a study by University at Buffalo researchers (Neurosurgery).
Mothers who have alcohol and drug problems tend to be more punitive toward their children than women who do not have substance-abuse problems, according to two University at Buffalo School of Social Work faculty members (Journal of Studies on Alcohol).
The University at Buffalo has figured out how to keep information flowing to freshmen through the development of MyUB, an online portal that actually grows with the student.
With an assist from NSF, an assistant professor at the University at Buffalo is launching a software game that addresses the lack of computer educational activities oriented toward girls.
A new law that will allow millions of disabled people to work without losing health benefits has made a new book by a University at Buffalo career planning expert an especially valuable -- and timely -- resource for those with disabilities.
A University at Buffalo study published in the December issue of Pediatrics comparing the effectiveness over time of Adderall and Ritalin -- two drugs for ADHD -- shows that a single dose of Adderall is effective for a full school day.
A University at Buffalo energy officer and environmental activist says the holidays just are not happy anymore because they have become a time "scarred by hypocrisy and commercialism" and bring the year's most earth-destructive practices.
For 16 years, a UB professor has pondered these questions of alcohol's affects on brain cells. Her painstaking work has yielded striking and unexpected answers.
The following tips from faculty members at the University at Buffalo are designed to help make the winter and holiday seasons safer and healthier.
New research on the effects of exercise on juvenile arthritis indicates it is OK -- advantageous, in fact -- for these kids to be kids. Children with juvenile arthritis who took part in an eight-week individualized program of resistance exercise at the University at Buffalo significantly improved their ability to function.
A husband-and-wife team of psychiatrists at the University at Buffalo has received a $4.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to search for a gene or genes linked to bipolar disorder, commonly referred to as manic depression.
Mention the nation's most damaging natural disasters and most people probably think of earthquakes and floods. Wind probably isn't even on the list. But it should be, according to a University at Buffalo engineer and president of the American Association of Wind Engineering.
As the millennium nears, the hype surrounding Y2K seems to have died down. But Lewis Mandell, dean of the University at Buffalo School of Management, says it may be that we're already in the eye of the Y2K storm, and the damage won't be apparent until the arrival of the new millennium has blown over.
George Kelley's life-long pursuit of cheap -- sometimes even cheesy -- paperbacks has the librarians at the University at Buffalo doing handsprings. Kelley has made a gift to the UB Libraries of 25,000 pulp-fiction titles.
ACE inhibitors can keep high blood pressure under control if life is running smoothly, but they don't prevent it from rising when things get tense. That's when a person needs a friend. And if a human friend isn't available, the four-legged variety will do nicely, a study of responses to stress in a group of stockbrokers conducted by University at Buffalo researchers, has shown.
The University at Buffalo will host a major international meeting of policy experts and researchers in higher-education finance on Nov. 14-16 to discuss the critical worldwide shift of higher-education costs from governments and taxpayers to students and their parents.
Scientists at the University at Buffalo and Tulane University have, for the first time, optically tracked in real-time the pathway of one of the most widely used cancer drugs linked to a peptide hormone carrier as it is being taken up by a human breast-cancer cell.
University at Buffalo researchers have shown for the first time that melatonin, a hormone produced naturally by the pineal gland and used widely as a supplement to diminish jet lag and improve sleep patterns, may play an important role in promoting bone growth.
A sociologist researching regional development along North Carolina's southeast coast says that if Hurricane Floyd makes landfall in that region, damage will be very serious -- exacerbated by the area's dramatic population increase over 20 years and the overdevelopment of coastal lands.
When used judiciously, pharmacy Web sites can play an important educational role for consumers, but they never should be used for ordering new prescriptions, according to a professor of pharmacy at the University at Buffalo.
University at Buffalo researchers have shown for the first time that a variant of the apolipoprotein E (apoE) gene, known as apoE 4, may increase the risk of breast cancer by inhibiting the elimination of serum triglycerides from the bloodstream.
A study by University at Buffalo reproductive epidemiologists has found no association between eating DDE-contaminated sport fish from Lake Ontario and the length of lactation in nursing mothers.
Expert advice from faculty and staff members at the University at Buffalo designed to help parents prepare for the back-to-school season and upcoming school year.
While news reports have focused on the shoddy construction methods that caused thousands of buildings to fail, a key to Turkey's recovery from Tuesday's earthquake is the condition of its roads and bridges in the quake's aftermath, according to a University at Buffalo engineer who is part of a reconnaissance team that is in Istanbul to evaluate the earthquake damage.
Building collapses following Tuesday's earthquake in Turkey probably were caused, in part, by inadequate building materials and by problems with establishment and enforcement of proper building codes, according to researchers at the University at Buffalo.
Fear not! The dog days oppressing much of the country with miserable heat, drought and brownouts are a normal part of the climatological pattern and do not portend disastrous climate changes, a University at Buffalo geographer says.
The mere presence of a fertile female in the nest next door can be enough to cause a male black-throated blue warbler to stray, according to a paper published this month by University at Buffalo biologists in the Auk, the journal of the American Ornithologists' Union.
The University at Buffalo parent-program coordinator has one major piece of advice for parents of this fall's crop of new college students: "Always keep the lines of communication open."
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