In Saliva, Clues to a ‘Ghost’ Species of Ancient Human

In saliva, scientists have found hints that a “ghost” species of archaic humans may have contributed genetic material to ancestors of people living in Sub-Saharan Africa today. The research adds to a growing body of evidence suggesting that...
21-Jul-2017 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Estrogen Therapy May Prevent Gum Disease in Women Over 50

Treatment for osteoporosis may also help prevent gum disease, according to new University at Buffalo research that examined the prevalence of periodontitis in postmenopausal women.
17-Jul-2017 5:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

How Dolphins Inspired a Potentially Life-Saving Method for Treating Trauma Victims

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...
17-Jul-2017 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Why Does Prenatal Alcohol Exposure Increase the Likelihood of Addiction?

One of the many negative consequences when fetuses are exposed to alcohol in the womb is an increased risk for drug addiction later in life. Neuroscientists in the University at Buffalo Research Institute on Addictions are discovering why.
7-Jul-2017 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Archaeologists Put Sound Back Into a Previously Silent Past

Many attempts to explain how past people experienced their wider world have focused on sight at the expense of sound, but researchers from the University at Albany and the University at Buffalo have developed a tool that puts sound back into the...
6-Jul-2017 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Most Families in Low-Income Countries Lack Soap at Home, Study Finds

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.
28-Jun-2017 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Ancient Otter Tooth Found in Mexico Suggests Mammals Migrated Across America

An ancient otter tooth recently discovered in Mexico suggests certain mammals migrated across America during the Miocene geologic epoch, roughly 23 million to 5.3 million years ago. The new hypothesized route questions other theories such as...
13-Jun-2017 9:00 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Distance Patients Must Travel Illustrates Growing Inaccessibility of Abortion

Abortion fund recipients who have to travel out of state for an abortion travel roughly 10 times farther for their procedures than patients able to get care in their homes states.
9-Jun-2017 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites