Category - Research

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Eszter Boros Named 2020 Moore Inventor Fellow

Her research combines fundamental inorganic chemistry and metal radiochemistry with modern imaging methods to provide personalized medical treatments of cancer and microbial infections.

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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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Various bones at a Bronze Age battle excavation site, some of which were genetically tested to determine the presence of the lactase-persistent gene. Credit: Stefan Sauer / Tollense Valley Project

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Lactose Tolerance Happened Quickly in Europe, Study Shows

Genetic material from the bones of people who died around 1,200 BC suggests that lactase persistence spread in only a few thousand years.

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BNL Summer Students Tackle COVID-19

For Sonali George '21, the coronavirus pandemic presented a chance to engage in research related to the virus that forced her internship online.

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Abbigayle Cuomo ’21 Embraces Undergraduate Research

The SBU senior works in the lab of Dr. Carlos Simmerling, using molecular dynamics to investigate protein structure and folding.

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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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NIH Grant to Fund Brain Imaging Study of Opioid Addiction

With a nearly $3 million grant from the NIDA, Assistant Professor Scott J. Moeller, PhD, of the Renaissance School of Medicine is studying the brains of those with opioid use disorder.

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Research Leads to New Material for Energy-Efficient Devices

A team of international physicists including SBU's Jennifer Cano has created a superlattice, which at a high temperature is a super-efficient insulator conducting current.

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Sixteen violinists participating in the networking experiment in which they are connected to a computer system hearing only the sound received from the computer. Photo by Chen Damari

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Using Violin Synchronization to Learn About Better Networking

By using a model of violin synchronization in a network of violin players, there are ways to drown out distractions, which could be used as a model for human networks in society.

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Professor Matthew Lerner Honored for Contributions to Autism Research

As one of the top autism researchers in the world, he has been awarded the American Psychological Association Division 33 Sara Sparrow Early Career Research Award.

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$2.5 Million NIH Grant Will Support AI Approach to Study and Predict Excessive Drinking

The approach uses data-science tools, smart-phones and social media postings to identify early signs of alcohol abuse and alcoholism.

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Understanding Earth’s Climate through Ice Formation

Ice crystal formation plays a crucial role in precipitation formation and alters the radiative properties of clouds, thereby affecting Earth’s climate system.

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Artist's illustration of SN1987A (Credit: NRAO/AUI/NSF, B. Saxton)

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Possible Sign of Neutron Star Found in Supernova 1987A

Two teams of astronomers, including Stony Brook’s James M. Lattimer, have made a compelling case in the 33-year-old mystery surrounding Supernova 1987A.

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Professor Joel Hurowitz Celebrates Third Mars Rover Milestone

As an SBU grad student, Hurowitz was part of the Mars Exploration Rover mission in 2004. Now he is involved in the latest rover mission, Perseverance.

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pale spear-nosed bat (Phyllostomus discolor)

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Genetic Analysis Unlocks Secrets of Bat “Superpowers”

Liliana M. Dávalos, evolutionary biologist and co-author, worked as part of the global consortium of scientists, Bat1K, to sequence the genome of six widely divergent living bat species.

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Scientists Confirm Age of Universe is 13.8 Billion Years

The universe is about 13.8 billion years old, according to new research published in a series of papers by an international team of astrophysicists, including Stony Brook’s Neelima Sehgal. Using observations from the...

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Machine Learning Can Identify Areas Most at Risk from Pandemic

Areas most at risk from the COVID-19 pandemic can be identified by a new machine learning tool developed by researchers at startup company Akai Kaeru LLC, which is affiliated with Stony Brook University’s Department of...

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Bernard Essuman ’21 Tackles COVID-19 Research

The study will help researchers understand how COVID-19 interacts with 3D-printed face shields, cotton, skin and hair, and could predict how long it sticks to surfaces.

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Category - Research

Low-Carb Diet Could Boost Brain Health, Study Finds

Lactose Tolerance Happened Quickly in Europe, Study Shows

BNL Summer Students Tackle COVID-19

Using Violin Synchronization to Learn About Better Networking

$2.5 Million NIH Grant Will Support AI Approach to Study and Predict Excessive Drinking

Understanding Earth’s Climate through Ice Formation

Possible Sign of Neutron Star Found in Supernova 1987A

Genetic Analysis Unlocks Secrets of Bat “Superpowers”

Scientists Confirm Age of Universe is 13.8 Billion Years

Machine Learning Can Identify Areas Most at Risk from Pandemic

Bernard Essuman ’21 Tackles COVID-19 Research

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