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Child Experiences New Freedom after Innovative Cancer Surgery

Delaney Unger has always met the world with a smile. And the talented young dancer is known for her energy and drive. So it was a shock when Delaney was diagnosed with a rare type of bone cancer. For a while, it looked...

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Undergraduate Researcher Probes Autism

Lee Ann Santore ’19, a swim coach and undergraduate researcher in the field of autism, has some advice for students considering hands-on research at Stony Brook: “Dive right in!” “I had done a lot of...

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New Study Groups Protein Kinases as Cancer Drug Targets

Stony Brook-led research proposes a new approach to classifying protein kinases – a class of signaling molecules – that takes account of their potential as drug targets. Protein kinases regulate most cellular processes...

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Left to right: Carol Gomes, Chief Operating Officer and Chief Quality Officer, Stony Brook University Hospital; Jill Kavoukian, Director of Healthcare Safety & Sustainability, Stony Brook University Hospital; Ken Lynch, Executive Deputy Commissioner, New York State Department of Environmental Conservation

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SBUH Awarded for Commitment to Sustainability

Stony Brook University Hospital was among an elite group of organizations to receive the 2018 Environmental Excellence Award from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC). These awards are...

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Sophia Espiritu (center) surrounded by her family and Tamarac Elementary School principal, Michael Saidens, as she donates hundreds of ComfyChemo shirts.

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A Brave Girl Eases the Journey for Fellow Cancer Patients

Sophia Espiritu, a pediatric cancer patient at Stony Brook Cancer Center, didn’t want any gifts for her 10th birthday. Instead, she had her heart set on gifting to other kids like her. With the help of her family...

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Nurse Practitioners Play Vital Role in Oral Health

A national survey of nurse practitioner (NP) training program educators reveals that a large majority of responders believe graduates’ level of oral health training and competence is at a high level, and therefore NPs...

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SBU Study Shows Multidisciplinary Care Leads to Higher Survival Rates for Lung Cancer Patients

An investigation of short-term and long-term survival outcomes of more than 4,000 lung cancer patients reveals that patients treated under a multidisciplinary model of care have significantly higher survival rates at...

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Kaushansky, Studier Elected to National Academy of Inventors

Two distinguished Stony Brook scholars have been elected Fellows of the National Academy of Inventors (NAI). Kenneth Kaushansky, MD, MACP, Senior Vice President of the Health Sciences and Dean of the Renaissance School...

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A Renaissance for Stony Brook’s School of Medicine

School’s Naming Honors Long-Standing Support from Renaissance Technologies Families Ushering in a new era for Stony Brook University School of Medicine, Samuel L. Stanley Jr., MD, Stony Brook University President, has...

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The Future of Cancer Care and Research

Celebrating the MART and New Home for Stony Brook University Cancer Center Stony Brook University and Stony Brook Medicine celebrated a momentous milestone on November 1 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new...

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Opioid Crisis Hitting More Pregnant and Postpartum Women

A study of pregnancy-associated deaths reveals that the opioid crisis in the United States appears to be gravely affecting more pregnant and postpartum women. Examining pregnancy-associated deaths of women from 2007 to...

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Bettina Fries Named President of Infectious Diseases Society

Bettina Fries, MD, Chief of the Division of Infectious Diseases in the Department of Medicine at Stony Brook University School of Medicine, has been named president of the Infectious Diseases Society of New...

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Bluestein Awarded $3.8M Grant to Develop Heart Health Technology

Danny Bluestein, Professor of Biomedical Engineering (BME) in the College of Engineering and Applied Sciences has been awarded $3.84 million Bioengineering Research Partnership (BRP) U01 grant from the National...

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Research Illuminates How Genes Respond to Temperature

To better understand how genes respond to temperature fluctuations, a team of scientists at the Louis and Beatrice Laufer Center for Physical & Quantitative Biology at Stony Brook University designed a study of...

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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”...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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Category - Medicine

Child Experiences New Freedom after Innovative Cancer Surgery

Undergraduate Researcher Probes Autism

New Study Groups Protein Kinases as Cancer Drug Targets

SBUH Awarded for Commitment to Sustainability

A Brave Girl Eases the Journey for Fellow Cancer Patients

Nurse Practitioners Play Vital Role in Oral Health

SBU Study Shows Multidisciplinary Care Leads to Higher Survival Rates for Lung Cancer Patients

Kaushansky, Studier Elected to National Academy of Inventors

A Renaissance for Stony Brook’s School of Medicine

The Future of Cancer Care and Research

Opioid Crisis Hitting More Pregnant and Postpartum Women

Bettina Fries Named President of Infectious Diseases Society

Bluestein Awarded $3.8M Grant to Develop Heart Health Technology

Research Illuminates How Genes Respond to Temperature

Students, Faculty Host Successful Senior Health Fair in Southampton

University Honors Paul Lauterbur, Father of the MRI

Program Offers Spinal Cord Injury Survivors New Opportunities

Removing p53 Mutation in Colorectal Cancer Halts Disease Progression

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