UB Breaking Research

CONTRARY RESULTS:  UB researchers have reported that an immune system component that is a primary cause of bone destruction and inflammation in autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis actually protects bone in the oral cavity from infectious pathogens that play a major role in periodontal disease. Learn more about these results.

VIRUS DETECTOR:  Research involving UB scientists may pave the way for an ‘on-the-spot’ detector that would rapidly detect viruses in biological samples such as blood and would be useful in military, as well as public-health, applications.
Read about this virus detector.

CANCER PROMOTERS:  UB cancer epidemiologists have identified specific genes that may under certain circumstances contribute to the development of breast cancer. Learn more about this breakthrough.

Posted May 17, 2007 in UB Announcements, Current Issues