Category - Medicine and Research

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Magic Therapy Program Helps Reduce Pediatric Patient Anxiety

The experience of stress and fears upon hospitalization is frequent with pediatric patients. A new study of pediatric patients at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital reveals that a program called MagicAid helps...

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Stony Brook Medicine Celebrates Opening of New Behavioral Health Facility

On November 20, Stony Brook Medicine commemorated the opening of its new adult behavioral health facility, Quannacut Outpatient Services, at 905 East Main Street in Riverhead with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and tours...

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CBS News Covers SBU Scientists Studying Climate Change in Antarctica

The work of Stony Brook researchers in Antarctica has been highlighted by a CBS News article, Global warming cited as Antarctica’s chinstrap penguin population drops by half, which details live coverage by a CBS News...

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Movie by SBU Scientists to Premiere at Directors Guild Theater

The indie film Sensitive and in Love — largely based on research done at Stony Brook University — will have its world premiere on Wednesday, January 29, at the prestigious Directors Guild of America Theater in New York...

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Sharon Nachman, MD, Lists Top 10 Truths About Influenza

With flu season well underway, knowledge is one of the keys to illness prevention.

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Mortality Rates Cut by Early Intervention of Hyperkalemia

Dr. Adam Singer and colleagues report in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine that quickly correcting high potassium levels — a condition known as hyperkalemia — in emergency department patients cut mortality in...

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Stony Brook’s Commitment to Madagascar Preserved through Endowed Chair

Award-winning conservationist Patricia Wright invested as inaugural Herrnstein Family Endowed Chair for Conservation Biology “I have a great picture of Robin Herrnstein helping me haul cement in a wheelbarrow,” said...

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Stony Brook Children’s Enters New Era on Move Day

As new facilities at Stony Brook Children’s Hospital opened November 17, hospital staff cheerfully met the challenge of transferring young patients to brand new rooms. Stony Brook Children’s delivers specialized...

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INDUCER Program Works to Heal Racial Disparities in Healthcare

It’s a fact: The incidence of cancer among African-Americans is higher than that of any other racial or ethnic group in the U.S. One reason, experts say, is that a history of mistrust and disenfranchisement discourages...

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Alumni Holiday Shopping Guide: Exclusive Savings for our SBU Family

Why wait for Black Friday when Stony Brook Alumni have access to year-round savings? Get started early on your holiday wish list. Here’s how you can take advantage of your alumni perks this Holiday season: Update your...

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SMART Cluster, Reality Deck 2.0 Unveiled

Stony Brook University celebrated the opening of its astonishing new SMART Cluster, a dual use GPU Cluster for both machine learning and visualization, in a ribbon-cutting ceremony on campus November 4. The high-tech...

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Tethered Chem Combos Could Revolutionize Artificial Photosynthesis

Stony Brook University graduate student Lei Wang is part of a team of scientists at Brookhaven National Laboratory (BNL) who have doubled the efficiency of a chemical combo that captures light and splits water molecules...

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Dr. Kenneth Kaushansky Elected to New York Genome Center Board of Directors

Renowned hematologist Kenneth Kaushansky, MD, MACP, Dean of the Renaissance School of Medicine and Senior Vice President of Health Sciences at Stony Brook University, has been elected to the Board of Directors of...

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A Message from the Dean of the School of Medicine – Fall 2019

In this issue of Medicine Today, you’ll learn how our teams of researchers are investigating everything from new fetal monitoring approaches designed to improve outcomes in the delivery room, to determining if...

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Study: Breaking Waves Propel Ancient Molecules Into the Air

A discovery that helps explain how organic matter produced by life thousands of years ago is ultimately removed from the sea has been published in Science Advances by Steven Beaupré of Stony Brook University’s School of...

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Stony Brook Celebrates Completion of New Children’s Hospital

Stony Brook University commemorated the latest advancement in medical care for children October 17, celebrating the completion of the new Stony Brook Children’s Hospital. “Today we celebrate Stony Brook Children’s...

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Study Sheds Light on Age-Related Neurodegenerative Disease

A study that clarifies understanding of the molecular origins of age-related neurodegenerative diseases, such as Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease has been published by a Stony Brook-led team. Co-author Ken A. Dill...

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Veeramah Awarded ERC Funding to Study DNA from Medieval Europe

Krishna R. Veeramah will be continuing his pioneering research into ancient DNA with funding from a $10 million grant awarded by the European Research Council (ERC). The ERC’s 2019 Synergy grants include funding for a...

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Category - Medicine and Research

Magic Therapy Program Helps Reduce Pediatric Patient Anxiety

Stony Brook Medicine Celebrates Opening of New Behavioral Health Facility

CBS News Covers SBU Scientists Studying Climate Change in Antarctica

Sharon Nachman, MD, Lists Top 10 Truths About Influenza

Mortality Rates Cut by Early Intervention of Hyperkalemia

Stony Brook’s Commitment to Madagascar Preserved through Endowed Chair

Stony Brook Children’s Enters New Era on Move Day

INDUCER Program Works to Heal Racial Disparities in Healthcare

SMART Cluster, Reality Deck 2.0 Unveiled

Tethered Chem Combos Could Revolutionize Artificial Photosynthesis

Dr. Kenneth Kaushansky Elected to New York Genome Center Board of Directors

A Message from the Dean of the School of Medicine – Fall 2019

Study: Breaking Waves Propel Ancient Molecules Into the Air

Stony Brook Celebrates Completion of New Children’s Hospital

Study Sheds Light on Age-Related Neurodegenerative Disease

Veeramah Awarded ERC Funding to Study DNA from Medieval Europe

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