Health & Medicine - May 11, 2010 14:38 - 11 Comments

Diabetes causes drop in testosterone

U. BUFFALO (US)—The effect of diabetes on lowering testosterone levels is similar to a weight gain of 20 pounds, according to new research that finds 40 percent of obese men have below-normal testosterone levels. (more…)

Health & Medicine - May 5, 2010 6:57 - 0 Comments

Vitamin D may play role in MS severity

U. BUFFALO (US)—New research finds that low vitamin D levels may be associated with more advanced physical disability and cognitive impairment in persons with multiple sclerosis. (more…)

Society & Culture - May 3, 2010 8:40 - 2 Comments

Chinese bloggers no threat to regime

U. BUFFALO (US)—A new study confirms what was made evident by the very public Google-Chinese government dispute over Internet censorship: China’s cyberculture may be growing rapidly but that growth is not a harbinger of new political freedom. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Apr 20, 2010 17:03 - 2 Comments

Diet, lifestyle poorly predict Vitamin D levels

U. BUFFALO (US)—New research suggests it’s difficult to predict vitamin D concentrations in blood based on vitamin supplements, diet, geographic location, demographic information, or lifestyle. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Apr 16, 2010 15:52 - 3 Comments

Why volcanic ash ends up in the jet stream

BUFFALO (US)—The jet stream, an area in the atmosphere favored by airline pilots, also seems to be the area most likely to be affected by plumes from volcanic ash. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 30, 2010 17:28 - 2 Comments

Order an OJ with those super-sized fries

U. BUFFALO (US)—Eating foods that contain flavonoids—such as orange juice—can neutralize some of the unhealthy effects of a high-fat, high-carb feast. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Mar 16, 2010 10:46 - 1 Comment

Blacks skip tests, despite high cancer risk

U. BUFFALO (US)—Blacks feel less at risk of getting cancer than do whites, but have the highest cancer incidence and mortality of all racial and ethnic groups. (more…)

Earth & Environment - Mar 11, 2010 11:11 - 0 Comments

How early humans adapted to climate change

U. BUFFALO (US)—Siberia’s remote Kamchatka peninsula, a rough and extremely volcanic wilderness region the size of California, is the current site of an international effort to understand how humans living 4,000 to 6,000 years ago reacted to climate changes. (more…)

Science & Technology - Mar 5, 2010 13:00 - 0 Comments

Ancient DNA shows polar bears evolved recently

BUFFALO / PENN STATE(US)—A rare polar bear fossil discovered in Norway in 2004 is helping fill in key pieces of the evolutionary history of polar bears and brown bears, including their response to past climate changes. (more…)

Society & Culture - Mar 2, 2010 19:06 - 19 Comments

Junk food tax works to cut calories

U. BUFFALO (US)—One way to stem the rising rates of obesity may be to mimic the successful approach used to decrease smoking: taxes. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Feb 9, 2010 11:28 - 1 Comment

More aggressive MS seen in blacks

U. BUFFALO (US)—Compared to Caucasians, fewer African Americans develop multiple sclerosis, but researchers say their disease progresses more rapidly and therapies are less effective. (more…)

Science & Technology - Jan 26, 2010 18:35 - 4 Comments

Earthquake engineer reports from Haiti

U. BUFFALO (US)—Days after arriving in earthquake-ravaged Port-au-Prince, a team of French-speaking structural engineers led by Andre Filiatrault, University at Buffalo civil engineering professor, was appointed by the United Nations as its interim lead coordinating team for organizing and initiating building assessments. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Jan 20, 2010 13:28 - 0 Comments

Exercise relieves concussion symptoms

U. BUFFALO—A controlled individualized exercise training program can bring athletes and others suffering with post-concussion syndrome (PCS) back to the playing field or to their daily activities, new research finds. (more…)

Society & Culture - Jan 7, 2010 15:54 - 5 Comments

Thwart terror plots with layered security

U. BUFFALO—Accused terrorist Farouk Abdul Mutallab could have been excluded from travel well before he tried to bring down Northwest Flight 253 on Christmas Day if multiple layers of intelligence gathering—including existing behavioral identification programs—had been used effectively, says security researcher Mark Frank. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Dec 30, 2009 16:26 - 26 Comments

A generation hooked on caffeine

U. BUFFALO (US)—For adults, being “addicted” to caffeine is considered perfectly normal, but what effect does chronic caffeine consumption—particularly via soft drinks—have on young people? (more…)

Health & Medicine - Dec 30, 2009 12:46 - 2 Comments

Adding pharmacists into the care formula

U. BUFFALO (US)—When pharmacists directly participate in diabetic care, patient outcomes improve and treatment costs are reduced, according to a new study. (more…)

Health & Medicine - Dec 22, 2009 16:28 - 3 Comments

Potential MD treatment from tarantulas

U. BUFFALO (US)—A protein in tarantula venom shows promise as a potential therapy for muscular dystrophy (MD). (more…)

Science & Technology - Dec 18, 2009 12:09 - 3 Comments

Flying micro-machines mimic hummingbirds

U. BUFFALO (US)—The secret to the flight of the hummingbird and other tiny birds and insects lies in the looping, swirling flow of air, called a vortex, that their flapping wings create. (more…)

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