Category: Medicine

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Students, Faculty Host Successful Senior Health Fair in Southampton

Faculty and students from Stony Brook University’s School of Health Technology and Management, along with staff and volunteers from Stony Brook Southampton Hospital, co-hosted a successful “Connect to Your Health”...

October 4, 2018

2 min read

Medicine President University Wellness

Time to Get Your Flu Shot, President Stanley Urges Community

Once again, it’s time to get ready for the flu season. That means making sure you and your loved ones have been vaccinated. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that everyone 6 months of age...

October 4, 2018

1 min read

Medicine Medicine and Research Research Stony Brook Matters

Scientists Propose New Strategy for Fighting Antibiotic Resistance

Better understanding of the mechanisms of pili, the hair-like surface appendages on bacteria that initiate infection, could hold a key to developing new and more effective therapeutics, according to a team of scientists...

October 3, 2018

2 min read

Diversity Medicine Medicine and Research Research Stony Brook Matters

Racial Discrimination in Healthcare Leads to Patient Avoidance

Patients who perceive racial discrimination in healthcare are less likely to seek needed treatment, according to a study published in the October issue of The Journal of General Internal Medicine. Working from a survey...

October 3, 2018

1 min read

Medicine SB Southampton Wellness

‘Connect to Your Health’ at the Senior Citizen Health Fair on Sept. 27

Stony Brook University’s School of Health Technology and Management and Stony Brook Southampton Hospital are co-hosting the “Connect to Your Health” Senior Citizen Health Fair on Thursday, September 27...

September 24, 2018

2 min read

Dr. Ann Nasti advocating on Capitol Hill

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School of Dental Medicine Leadership Advocates in DC

On Tuesday, September 18, Dr. Ann Nasti, Associate Dean for Clinical Education at Stony Brook University’s School of Dental Medicine, joined colleagues from around the nation to take part in the American Dental...

September 24, 2018

2 min read

Alumni Spotlight Story Faculty/Staff Medicine Medicine Alumni News Medicine and Research Medicine Today Stony Brook Matters University

University Honors Paul Lauterbur, Father of the MRI

In 1971, Paul Lauterbur, a chemistry professor at Stony Brook University was eating a hamburger at a Pennsylvania restaurant and had a “Eureka” moment about his nuclear magnetic resonance research and how it could...

September 14, 2018

5 min read

Medicine News Highlights Research Wellness

E-Cigs May Pack Dangerous Punch

Teenaged vapers may be inhaling more nicotine than cigarette smokers, researchers have found. A new study that looked at nicotine exposure of adolescent e-cigarette users, specifically those who use ‘pod’ vaping devices...

September 7, 2018

2 min read

Academics College of Engineering & Applied Sciences Medicine Research

Innovating Drugs With Computer Algorithms

Drug discovery and innovation is the focus of a team of computational biologists in the College of Engineering and Applied Science ’s Department of Applied Mathematics and Statistics who are pioneering the use of...

September 6, 2018

2 min read

Academics Alumni Spotlight Story Featured Story Medicine Medicine Alumni News Medicine and Research School of Medicine Service Stony Brook Matters

Program Offers Spinal Cord Injury Survivors New Opportunities

Five years ago, life looked very different to Casey Ellin. At 26, he was assistant director of Stony Brook University’s intramurals and sport clubs. It was the perfect position for Ellin, who always loved sports and...

August 30, 2018

4 min read

Medicine Medicine and Research Medicine Today Research Stony Brook Matters

Removing p53 Mutation in Colorectal Cancer Halts Disease Progression

By genetically manipulating and removing the most common mutant form of the p53 gene that promotes colorectal cancer in humans, an international team of scientists demonstrated that this therapy reduces tumor growth and...

August 15, 2018

3 min read

Alumni Spotlight Story Medicine Medicine Alumni News Medicine and Research Medicine Today Research Stony Brook Matters

First In-Human Clinical Trial Targeting CD4 Protein for Aggressive T-cell Leukemia and Lymphoma to be Launched

Stony Brook University, iCell Gene Therapeutics and the University of Louisville have received Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance for an Investigational New Drug (IND) for the treatment of relapsed and...

August 14, 2018

3 min read

Faculty/Student Spotlights Medicine Stony Brook Matters Student Student Spotlight

Interning with Stony Brook’s Office of Federal Relations in Washington, DC

Luigi Pesce Ibarra, a doctoral candidate in Health and Rehabilitation Sciences with a concentration in Rehabilitation and Movement Sciences, shares his experience as an intern. Before departing Long Island for my 2018...

August 6, 2018

2 min read

Medicine Medicine Alumni News Medicine and Research Medicine Today Stony Brook Matters

Study Shows Women’s Emotional Distress is Not Associated with Poor Infertility Treatment Outcomes

Infertility treatments, such as in-vitro fertilization (IVF), are stressful experiences for women that can take large emotional tolls, especially when the treatment fails. At a time when extra support is needed...

July 13, 2018

2 min read

Academics Medicine Medicine and Research School of Social Welfare Social Sciences Social Welfare Alumni News Stony Brook Matters

School of Social Welfare Receives Reaccreditation

The School of Social Welfare‘s MSW and BSW programs have received reaccreditation from the Council on Social Work Education. “The reaccreditation process occurs every eight years, requiring the writing of a...

July 10, 2018

2 min read

Community Medicine Student Spotlight

Hospital Program Puts Health Care Professions Within Reach for Local Students

Kristina Gonzalez witnessed first-hand the birth of a newborn boy this spring when the high school senior shadowed Brian Hunt, MD, an assistant professor in the Department of Obstetrics/Gynecology at Stony Brook...

June 27, 2018

4 min read

Academics Alumni Hottest Stories Alumni Spotlight Story Medicine Medicine Alumni News Medicine and Research Research School of Medicine Stony Brook Matters

Stony Brook Researchers Target K17 Protein in Fight Against Pancreatic Cancer

Keratin 17 (K17), a protein that promotes cancer, may prove to be a key target gene in the battle against pancreatic cancer. New research involving K17 as a therapeutic target against this lethal disease is being...

June 27, 2018

3 min read

Academics Alumni Hottest Stories Alumni Spotlight Story Faculty/Student Spotlights Medicine School of Pharmacy Stony Brook Matters Student Student Spotlight

Alessandra Riccio ’18 is Motivated to Heal

Some students enter the medical field inspired by television shows such as “Grey’s Anatomy.” Others are called by a personal experience. Such was the case for Alessandra Riccio ’18, who lost her cousin, Kristin Molini...

June 26, 2018

5 min read

Category: Medicine

Students, Faculty Host Successful Senior Health Fair in Southampton

Time to Get Your Flu Shot, President Stanley Urges Community

Scientists Propose New Strategy for Fighting Antibiotic Resistance

Racial Discrimination in Healthcare Leads to Patient Avoidance

‘Connect to Your Health’ at the Senior Citizen Health Fair on Sept. 27

School of Dental Medicine Leadership Advocates in DC

University Honors Paul Lauterbur, Father of the MRI

E-Cigs May Pack Dangerous Punch

Innovating Drugs With Computer Algorithms

Program Offers Spinal Cord Injury Survivors New Opportunities

Removing p53 Mutation in Colorectal Cancer Halts Disease Progression

First In-Human Clinical Trial Targeting CD4 Protein for Aggressive T-cell Leukemia and Lymphoma to be Launched

Interning with Stony Brook’s Office of Federal Relations in Washington, DC

Study Shows Women’s Emotional Distress is Not Associated with Poor Infertility Treatment Outcomes

Hospital Program Puts Health Care Professions Within Reach for Local Students

Stony Brook Researchers Target K17 Protein in Fight Against Pancreatic Cancer

Alessandra Riccio ’18 is Motivated to Heal

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