Mindfulness can make you selfish
A new study by University at Buffalo researchers demonstrates the surprising downsides of mindfulness, while offering easy ways to minimize those consequences ─ both of which have practical implications for mindfulness training.
13-Apr-2021 2:50 PM EDT
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Mental health support at boarding schools helps male – but not female – students feel emotionally safe from bullying
Bullying at boarding schools has a negative impact on students’ emotional health, but for male students, having a school staff member to rely on for support may mute the harmful effects of bullying, according to a new University at Buffalo study....
29-Mar-2021 11:20 AM EDT
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UB awarded $1.5 million to reprogram white blood cells in fight against oral cancer
The University at Buffalo has received a $1.5 million grant from the United States Department of Defense to develop new therapies that help reduce chronic inflammation and immunosuppression in oral cancers.
25-Mar-2021 1:50 PM EDT
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Study: 94% of older adults prescribed drugs that raise risk of falling
The study found that the percentage of adults 65 and older who were prescribed a fall- risk-increasing drug climbed to 94% in 2017, a significant leap from 57% in 1999. The research also revealed that the rate of death caused by falls in older...
16-Mar-2021 7:00 AM EDT
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Read to succeed ─ in math. Study shows how reading skill shapes more than just reading
These findings clearly demonstrate how the cooperative areas of the brain responsible for reading skill are also at work during apparently unrelated activities, such as multiplication, suggesting that reading, writing and arithmetic, the...
11-Mar-2021 9:50 AM EST
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With unfair police treatment, the tragedy is not limited to the incident itself
Research using a nationally representative sample of more than 12,000 participants shows the collateral consequences victims are likely to confront following unfair treatment by police. Those who are unjustly stopped, searched or questioned by law...
5-Mar-2021 3:55 PM EST
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Study Contradicts Belief That Whales Learn Songs From One Another
A new study by a University at Buffalo researcher is directly contradicting the widely accepted cultural transmission hypothesis suggesting that whales learn their songs from other whales.
12-Feb-2021 12:25 PM EST
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The quick choice might be a choice-overload avoidance strategy
Making a choice quickly might appear effortless, but University at Buffalo research that measured cardiovascular responses in the moment of making a choice, rather than after-the-fact, suggests that the apparent swift certainty might instead be a...
3-Feb-2021 12:35 PM EST
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Expert can discuss future of social media and its impact on U.S. democracy
7-Jan-2021 4:40 PM EST
UB expert says Biden’s emphasis on unity can take the politics out of the pandemic response
16-Dec-2020 11:05 AM EST
A Native American Secretary of the Interior would be a ‘game-changer,’ expert says
23-Nov-2020 9:50 AM EST
Expert: Misinformation about the election is ubiquitous. Here’s how to avoid spreading it
9-Nov-2020 5:15 PM EST
UB faculty experts to provide post-Election Day commentary
4-Nov-2020 9:55 AM EST
Expert: Why the discovery of a room-temperature superconductor is such huge news
16-Oct-2020 12:10 PM EDT
Eviction was a problem long before the pandemic’s arrival
15-Oct-2020 1:35 PM EDT
Expert: How geotagged content is used in research
In a commentary published in the journal Nature Human Behavior, researchers discuss how Twitter’s decision to remove users’ ability to tag precise locations of Tweets might affect research in disaster response, public health and other areas.
7-Oct-2020 11:10 AM EDT