Posts Tagged ‘University at Buffalo’
Top Stories - Nov 12, 2012 11:36 - 2 Comments
In social isolation, brain makes less myelin
U. BUFFALO (US) — The brains of socially isolated animals make less myelin, the critical material that wraps the axons of neurons. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 7, 2012 11:20 - 0 Comments
Re-sync the beat to manage ‘heart block’
U. BUFFALO (US) — Heart failure patients with a condition called “heart block” get significant benefit from cardiac resynchronization therapy, according to the results of an eight-year-long clinical trial. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 2, 2012 12:55 - 1 Comment
How to create an ‘endless supply’ of cells
U. ROCHESTER (US) — A new discovery overcomes a significant technical hurdle to potential human stem cell therapy by ensuring an abundant supply of cells to study and ultimately treat disease. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 25, 2012 10:45 - 0 Comments
Absent breast milk protein may signal cancer
U. BUFFALO / PRINCETON (US) — A protein necessary for lactation inhibits the critical cellular transition that is an early indicator of breast cancer and its spread, new research shows. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 16, 2012 16:13 - 1 Comment
In obese boys, up to 50 percent less testosterone
U. BUFFALO (US) — Obese adolescent boys have up to 50 percent less total testosterone than do normal-weight boys of the same age, significantly increasing the risk for impotency as adults. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Oct 3, 2012 10:34 - 0 Comments
Fleeting volcano erupts once, then dies
U. BUFFALO (US) — A marriage of magma and water below the surface of the earth is behind a specific type of volcano that erupts only once before dying. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Sep 25, 2012 16:44 - 2 Comments
New book details how coal hurts health
U. BUFFALO (US) — A new book examines the effect of burning coal on human health and has a clear message: Coal kills. (more…)
Earth & Environment - Sep 14, 2012 15:14 - 0 Comments
How quickly can glaciers grow (and melt)?
U. BUFFALO (US) — Scientists report that prehistoric glaciers reacted rapidly to a brief cold snap, providing a rare glimpse of glaciers’ response to past climate change. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 14, 2012 12:03 - 1 Comment
Radical nanowires: Has silicon met its match?
U. BUFFALO (US) — Scientists working to identify materials that could one day replace silicon in faster computers may have found one. (more…)
Science & Technology - Sep 7, 2012 14:36 - 2 Comments
Super-old sea creatures reject evolution’s risk
U. BUFFALO (US) — A tiny sea creature from the ocean bottom shows that staying the same can pay off—the rhabdopleurids have been living the same way for more than 500 million years. (more…)
Society & Culture - Sep 6, 2012 14:41 - 6 Comments
Need willpower? Watch your favorite TV rerun
U. BUFFALO (US) — Watching reruns of a favorite TV show can restore the drive to get things done, especially for those running low on willpower or self-control. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Aug 16, 2012 15:35 - 3 Comments
Tobacco may kill 1 billion in next century
U. BUFFALO (US) — An international survey of tobacco use shows there is an urgent need for policy change in low- and middle-income countries. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 1, 2012 17:18 - 0 Comments
‘Fossil’ virus lurks in fruit fly genes
U. BUFFALO (US) — The discovery of virus-like genes in fruit fly DNA could help scientists determine whether animals hijack viral genes as an anti-viral defense. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 24, 2012 16:43 - 1 Comment
Polar bears may have brown ancestors
U. BUFFALO / PENN STATE (US) — An analysis of the newly-sequenced genome of the polar bear suggests they may have interbred with brown bears since becoming a distinct species four to five million years ago. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jul 18, 2012 10:15 - 0 Comments
Man-made pores behave like the real thing
U. BUFFALO (US) — Synthetic pores, inspired by nature, mimic critical features of cellular ion channels, which restrict the types of materials allowed to enter human cells. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jul 10, 2012 13:37 - 1 Comment
Police work takes mental, physical toll
U. BUFFALO (US) — The psychological stress that comes with police work puts officers at significantly higher risk for long-term physical and mental health effects than the general population. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Jun 6, 2012 17:18 - 4 Comments
Eating veggies may help smokers quit
U. BUFFALO (US) — Eating more fruits and vegetables may help smokers quit and stay tobacco-free longer, a new study shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jun 6, 2012 11:36 - 0 Comments
Synapses in order get sounds to brain
U. BUFFALO (US) — When the ear delivers sound information to the brain, tiny biological structures called synapses are bundled together depending on their plasticity: how fast or slow they perform. (more…)
