Category - Wellness

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Scientists Probe How the Brain Creates Taste Aversion

The discovery could have broader implications in the area of neurobiology intervention for helping people to break addictions to harmful substances.

3 min read

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Student Blogger Shares Health and Fitness Wisdom with College Peers

Staying fit, trim and healthy can be challenging for college students, and gaining the notorious “Freshman 15” is all the more likely these days given restrictions necessitated by the COVID-19 pandemic...

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Alumni Hottest Stories Long Island Medicine and Research Research Stony Brook Matters Wellness

$1.7M NSF Grant to Help SBU Researchers Improve Quality of Life for Seniors

The fastest-growing population on Long Island and around the world is older adults. By 2035, those aged 65 and over are expected to comprise more than 20 percent of Long Island’s population — a demographic shift that...

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Alumni Spotlight Story Coming Back Safe and Strong COVID-19 President Stony Brook Matters University Wellness

Deborah Birx Calls for Continued Vigilance in Campus Visit

Dr. Deborah Birx, head of the White House Coronavirus Task Force, visited Stony Brook University on October 7, praising the University’s success in controlling the spread of COVID-19 and emphasizing steps that can be...

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Alumni Spotlight Story Faculty/Student Spotlights Giving Back Stony Brook Matters Student Student Spotlight Wellness

Volunteer Ambulance Corps Marks a Half-Century of Community Service

For the all-student Stony Brook Volunteer Ambulance Corps (SBVAC), it began with a Volkswagen bus and a Cadillac. In 1970, frustrated by long response times from local ambulance corps, Stony Brook University students...

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Two Stony Brook Hospitals Are National Leaders in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality

Stony Brook University Hospital and Stony Brook Southampton Hospital have been named leaders by the National LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Index of the Human Rights Campaign Foundation.

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Stony Brook Recognized for Commitment to Quality Heart Failure Care

For the second consecutive year, SBU Hospital has received the American Heart Association’s Get With The Guidelines®-Heart Failure Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award.

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Low-Carb Diet Could Boost Brain Health, Study Finds

The Stony Brook-led research showed that even in younger adults (under age 50) dietary ketosis increased overall brain activity and stabilized functional networks.

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Brain Imaging May Help Predict Obesity and Self-Control Issues

A study led by SBU's Anat Biegon is the first to show a direct correlation between aromatase (an enzyme) availability in the amygdala and body mass index.

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Facebook Offers Clues to Medical Distress, Research Shows

The language people use on Facebook subtly changes before they make a visit to the emergency department, according to a new study published in Nature Scientific Reports.

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Alumni Spotlight Story COVID-19 Long Island Stony Brook Matters University Wellness

Coronavirus Update, Guidance Issued

Interim President Michael Bernstein has released a new message to the University community on remote instruction and other issues relating to the coronavirus situation. The message reads as follows: In an effort to...

3 min read

Drs. Laurence Winn and Joseph Hamil Willoughby with School of Dental Medicine Dean Mary Truhlar

Alumni Hottest Stories Awards and Honors Faculty Faculty/Staff Faculty/Student Spotlights Global School of Dental Medicine Stony Brook Matters Wellness

Drs. Wynn and Hamil Willoughby Among Those Honored for Dental Care Outreach

During a January 30th ceremony, Stony Brook School of Dental Medicine recognized the efforts of faculty and staff members responsible for the coordination and execution of outreach initiatives. Service-learning programs...

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Nursing Student Flexes Mind and Muscle as Competitive Bodybuilder

After pursuing a Dietetics Technician degree at Suffolk Community College, Alexa Detore ’23 thought her career in nutrition was on its way. But soon after getting her first job, she began to have second thoughts. “I’ve...

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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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NIH Funds New Strategy for Treating Teen Depression

New strategies for treating teen depression will be funded by a five-year, $2 million Early Independence Award (EIA) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to Jessica Schleider, an Assistant Professor of Clinical...

3 min read

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Gender-Based Medicine Can Enhance Treatment

Individual patients differ in their responses to treatment, and some of those differences are caused by the patient’s gender and hormones. That was the message delivered by Anat Biegon, PhD, Professor of Radiology and...

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Facebook Posts Can Predict Illnesses, Including Diabetes, Hypertension and Depression

Facebook posts alone can predict some 21 diseases and conditions, including diabetes, hypertension, anxiety and depression, a new study reveals. The study, published in PLOS ONE by researchers at Stony Brook University...

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Alumni Hottest Stories Faculty Faculty/Student Spotlights Global Medicine Alumni News Medicine and Research Stony Brook Matters Wellness

Online Health Searches in Africa Reveal Stigmas

Destructive cultural stigmas and an urgent need for accurate health information were identified in a groundbreaking study of health-related internet searches originating from Africa. The research team, which included H...

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Category - Wellness

Scientists Probe How the Brain Creates Taste Aversion

Student Blogger Shares Health and Fitness Wisdom with College Peers

$1.7M NSF Grant to Help SBU Researchers Improve Quality of Life for Seniors

Deborah Birx Calls for Continued Vigilance in Campus Visit

Volunteer Ambulance Corps Marks a Half-Century of Community Service

Low-Carb Diet Could Boost Brain Health, Study Finds

Facebook Offers Clues to Medical Distress, Research Shows

Coronavirus Update, Guidance Issued

Drs. Wynn and Hamil Willoughby Among Those Honored for Dental Care Outreach

Nursing Student Flexes Mind and Muscle as Competitive Bodybuilder

Sharon Nachman, MD, Lists Top 10 Truths About Influenza

Gender-Based Medicine Can Enhance Treatment

Online Health Searches in Africa Reveal Stigmas

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