Tag: aging

Stony Brook Medicine Spotlights Advances in Brain Health and Aging

President Andrea Goldsmith attended a series of presentations led by Stony Brook Medicine researchers, who shared emerging insights into brain health and aging.

April 16, 2026

3 min read

Understanding the Aging Brain Through Its Genetic Roots

For Stony Brook Professor Josh Dubnau, understanding how the brain changes, and why it leads to disease, remains one of the most difficult challenges in science

March 30, 2026

4 min read

Occupational Therapy Students Help CarFit Assess Older Drivers’ Vehicles

The Occupational Therapy Program at SBU's School of Health Professions and second-year OTD students helped assess older drivers and their cars through CarFit

October 30, 2025

2 min read

Research Reveals Critical ‘Midlife Window’ for Preventing Age-Related Brain Decline

Groundbreaking research shows metabolic interventions could help prevent cognitive aging A landmark study published in PNAS has unveiled that brain aging follows a distinct yet nonlinear trajectory with critical...

March 5, 2025

5 min read

Expert in Cognitive Aging Named Chair of Neurology

Physician researcher and educator Dr. Joe Verghese joins the RSOM Joe Verghese, MBBS, MD, MS, has been named chair of the Department of Neurology at the Renaissance School of Medicine (RSOM) at Stony Brook University...

September 25, 2024

4 min read

Study Suggests Epigenetic Age May Predict Memory Function Better Than Actual Age

A study led by researchers at Stony Brook University shows that age acceleration, when one’s so-called biological clock runs quicker than one’s actual age, is linked to poorer memory and slower rates of processing...

October 30, 2023

5 min read

Researchers Have a New Understanding of Cognitive Adaptability

Stony Brook investigators detail their work in two published papers The ability to shift from one type of cognitive problem-solving strategy to another when the circumstances change, called cognitive adaptability or...

September 7, 2023

5 min read

Stony Brook University Invests in Center for Healthy Aging

Stony Brook University will open a Center for Healthy Aging for senior care with a $10 million investment from the Presidential Innovation and Excellence Fund

April 13, 2023

3 min read

Professor Chi-Kuo Hu Receives Grant to Support Biomedical Research on Aging

His research gives insight into the molecular mechanisms of diapause and its ability to suspend aging, and also sets up a promising research direction for preserving life in vertebrates.

November 15, 2021

2 min read

October 4 Provost’s Lecture on Mobile Cognitive Health Research

Dr. Martin Sliwinski is Director of the Center for Healthy Aging, Gregory H. Wolf Professor of Aging Studies, and Professor of Human Development & Family Studies at Pennsylvania State University. His expertise is in...

September 23, 2019

2 min read

Tag: aging

Stony Brook Medicine Spotlights Advances in Brain Health and Aging

Understanding the Aging Brain Through Its Genetic Roots

Occupational Therapy Students Help CarFit Assess Older Drivers’ Vehicles

Research Reveals Critical ‘Midlife Window’ for Preventing Age-Related Brain Decline

Expert in Cognitive Aging Named Chair of Neurology

Study Suggests Epigenetic Age May Predict Memory Function Better Than Actual Age

Researchers Have a New Understanding of Cognitive Adaptability

Professor Chi-Kuo Hu Receives Grant to Support Biomedical Research on Aging

October 4 Provost’s Lecture on Mobile Cognitive Health Research

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