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Choice of Anesthesia May Affect Breast Metastases

STONY BROOK, NY, February 3, 2020 – A new study led by Stony Brook University Cancer Center researchers published in Nature Communications suggests that the choice of anesthesia may change the metastatic process of...

February 3, 2020

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Study: Early Intervention of Hyperkalemia Cuts Mortality in Half

STONY BROOK, NY, January 8, 2020 – In a new study published in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine, Adam Singer, MD, et al reported that quickly correcting high potassium levels, a condition known as...

January 8, 2020

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Study Shows Evolution Turns Genes Back On to Regain Function

STONY BROOK, NY, November 25, 2019 –Genes often mutate and lose their natural or synthetic function over long-term evolution, which could be good if that stops drug resistance of infectious microbes or cancer. A new...

November 25, 2019

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Scientists Create a Model for the Neural Basis of Expectation

STONY BROOK, NY, April 12, 2019 – It is known that sensory stimuli – especially powerful ones like taste – are affected by expectation, which is a trigger to improving stimuli detection, distinction and reaction. Yet...

April 12, 2019

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NSF Supports Marine Science and Chemistry Educational Research Programs

STONY BROOK, NY, April 12, 2019 – The National Science Foundation (NSF) has awarded the School of Marine and Atmospheric Sciences (SoMAS) $434,000 to advance research that will help scientists understand the global...

April 12, 2019

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PhD Student Wins National Award in Environmental Chemistry Research

STONY BROOK, NY, April 10, 2019 –Jiajie Cen, a doctoral student in the Department of Materials Science and Chemical Engineering in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences, is the recipient of national award for...

April 10, 2019

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Neuroscientist Receives Award to Investigate How the Sea Urchin “Sees” Without Eyes

STONY BROOK, NY, April 5 , 2019 – Sea urchins have no eyes, yet they can respond to light and accurately react to visual stimuli by way of photoreceptor cells distributed across numerous “tube feet,” which are small...

April 5, 2019

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Stony Brook’s Sustainable Impact Measured in New Times Higher Education Ranking

STONY BROOK, NY, April 3, 2019— Stony Brook University has been identified as #78 in the world in the new 2019 Times Higher Education Impact Ranking, a global university ranking that aims to measure an institution’s...

April 3, 2019

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Evolutionary Biologist Receives Award to Study the Regenerative Powers of the Shrew

STONY BROOK, NY, April 3 , 2019 – Imagine if humans could evolve or learn how to shrink their bodies and certain organs for periods of time in order to preserve their functions. While this is not currently possible...

April 3, 2019

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Stony Brook Creates Alliance to Advance Underrepresented Minority Faculty

STONY BROOK, NY, March 21 , 2019 – With funding from a $1.7 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF), the Stony Brook University Center for Inclusive Education is leading an alliance between Stony Brook...

March 21, 2019

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Stony Brook Programs Move Up on US News’ Best Grad Schools List

STONY BROOK, NY, March 13 , 2019 – U.S. News and World Report has released its annual graduate school rankings for 2020, and Stony Brook University was named a top school in Engineering and in Medicine. The College of...

March 13, 2019

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Mets Legend Tom Seaver Diagnosed with Dementia: Expert Available

Mets legend Tom Seaver diagnosed with dementia. Regarding his diagnosis and the disease overall, Dr. Nikhil Palekar, Medical Director of The Center of Excellence for Alzheimer’s Disease at Stony Brook University...

March 8, 2019

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Expert: HIV “Cure” Still Rare and Requires Caution

STONY BROOK, N.Y., March 6, 2019–The news this week about a patient being cured of HIV infection is a hopeful one, yet this news should be met with caution. It also requires an explanation when it comes to...

March 6, 2019

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Pilot Study Suggests Possible Connection Between PTSD and Risk for Dementia in 911 Responders

STONY BROOK, NY, March 5, 2019 – The physical and cognitive health of 911 World Trade Center responders remains a concern for healthcare professionals who care for the thousands of responders, many of whom continue to...

March 5, 2019

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Study Finds Atypical Communications in Autism May Aid Diagnosis, Treatment Targets

STONY BROOK, NY, March 1 , 2019 – A team of Stony Brook University autism researchers investigating atypical communications characteristics (such as repeating words or having unusual utterances) of children being...

March 1, 2019

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Research Points Toward Possible New Treatment for Periodontitis

STONY BROOK, NY, February 28 , 2019 – Periodontitis is a progressive inflammatory disease that affects approximately half of all American adults. Colonization of the oral cavity by a bacterial pathogen called...

February 28, 2019

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Two Stony Brook Infectious Disease Specialists Named AAM Fellows

STONY BROOK, NY, February 19 , 2019 – Bettina Fries, MD, Professor of Medicine, Molecular Genetics & Microbiology, and Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases at Stony Brook Medicine, and David Thanassi, PhD...

February 19, 2019

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Studying the Effects of Anesthesia on Metastatic Breast Cancer

STONY BROOK, NY, February 14 , 2019 – Surgery offers the best hope to cure breast cancer when disease does not spread. However, breast cancer that spreads to distant organs accounts for most of breast cancer deaths...

February 14, 2019

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Category: News Brief

Choice of Anesthesia May Affect Breast Metastases

Study: Early Intervention of Hyperkalemia Cuts Mortality in Half

Study Shows Evolution Turns Genes Back On to Regain Function

Scientists Create a Model for the Neural Basis of Expectation

NSF Supports Marine Science and Chemistry Educational Research Programs

PhD Student Wins National Award in Environmental Chemistry Research

Neuroscientist Receives Award to Investigate How the Sea Urchin “Sees” Without Eyes

Stony Brook’s Sustainable Impact Measured in New Times Higher Education Ranking

Evolutionary Biologist Receives Award to Study the Regenerative Powers of the Shrew

Stony Brook Creates Alliance to Advance Underrepresented Minority Faculty

Stony Brook Programs Move Up on US News’ Best Grad Schools List

Mets Legend Tom Seaver Diagnosed with Dementia: Expert Available

Expert: HIV “Cure” Still Rare and Requires Caution

Pilot Study Suggests Possible Connection Between PTSD and Risk for Dementia in 911 Responders

Study Finds Atypical Communications in Autism May Aid Diagnosis, Treatment Targets

Research Points Toward Possible New Treatment for Periodontitis

Two Stony Brook Infectious Disease Specialists Named AAM Fellows

Studying the Effects of Anesthesia on Metastatic Breast Cancer

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