Young Type-2 Diabetic Men Suffer Low Testosterone Levels, Study Shows
08/27/08 Young men with type 2 diabetes have significantly low levels of testosterone, endocrinologists at the University at Buffalo have found -- a condition that could have a critical effect on their quality of life and on their ability to father children.
UB Names New Head of Pharmacology and Toxicology
08/14/08 Margarita L. Dubocovich, Ph.D., an internationally recognized expert in molecular pharmacology and drug discovery, has been named chair of the Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology at the University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences.
Universal Gene Signaling Mechanism Identified by UB Molecular Researchers
08/14/08 A novel gene signaling mechanism that controls whether a stem cell develops into its destined tissue or fails to differentiate and becomes cancer has been identified by researchers in the multi-laboratory Molecular and Structural Neurobiology and Gene Therapy Program based at the University at Buffalo.
Quality of Life Study Finds PCI Has Slight Advantage Over Medication for CVD
08/13/08 The latest findings on the comparison of medication versus percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), the term currently used for angioplasty and stenting, for stable coronary artery disease -- this time assessing quality of life -- have shown that while both groups' health status and quality of life improved, PCI had a slight advantage over medical treatment alone during the first two years.
Antimicrobial Sutures Reduce Infections in Brain Shunt Surgery, Study Finds
07/25/08 Children born with hydrocephalus, or "water on the brain" must have shunts implanted to drain the fluid away from the brain to reduce harmful pressure. While shunts do their job well, the rate of shunt infection in children is very high for a variety of reasons. Now a new trial conducted by faculty at the University at Buffalo has shown that using antimicrobial sutures to secure the shunt and close the wound significantly reduces the number of shunt infections arising during the first six months after surgery.
