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Released: 16-Oct-2019 5:05 AM EDT
Study Reveals How Collapse of Protein Processes is Driver of Aging and Death
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A new Stony Brook University-led study, to be published in PNAS, provides a biophysical model that reveals how damage accumulates in proteins with age and is a trigger to death. The finding opens a door to a better understanding of the molecular origins of age-related neurodegenerative diseases.

Released: 10-Oct-2019 2:05 PM EDT
Study Reveals More Women, Fewer Men Diagnosed with Cognitive Impairment When Tests are Adjusted for Sex
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Using sex-specific scores on memory tests may change the diagnosis for 20 percent of those currently diagnosed with mild cognitive impairment (MCI), with possibly more women and fewer men being diagnosed with MCI, according to a new study published online in the journal Neurology.

Released: 3-Oct-2019 11:05 AM EDT
Researcher Investigates New Modeling Technology to Assess Climate Change Impact on Winter Storms
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Scientists are investigating how extreme winter weather events are influenced by climate change. Edmund KM Chang, PhD, of Stony Brook University, has received a two-year $200,000 grant from NOAA/MAPP to study these storms using, for the first time, multi-model ensemble projections.

Released: 1-Oct-2019 2:05 PM EDT
New Approach Seeks Better Outcomes for Teen Depression
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By developing brief, accessible interventions for youth psychopathology in depression, bolstered by a five-year, $2 million Early Independence Award (EIA) from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Stony Brook University's Jessica Schleider, PhD, hopes to develop targeted treatments for teen depression.

   
Released: 8-Apr-2019 11:05 AM EDT
Stony Brook Medicine Launches Long Island’s First Mobile Stroke Units
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The Stony Brook Cerebrovascular and Comprehensive Stroke Center (CVCSC) and the Stony Brook Renaissance School of Medicine Department of Emergency Services offered a sneak preview of Long Island’s first Mobile Stroke Unit program last month before its official launch on April 8.

Released: 15-Feb-2019 12:05 PM EST
SBUH Appoints New Chief Nursing Officer
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Stony Brook University Hospital has appointed Julie Mirkin, DNP, MA, RN, as the Chief Nursing Officer, effective February 7.

Released: 20-Dec-2018 10:05 AM EST
SBUH Receives Environmental Excellence Award from DEC
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Stony Brook University Hospital was among an elite group of organizations to receive the Environmental Excellence Award from the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC).

Released: 19-Dec-2018 4:05 PM EST
Stony Brook Medicine To Deploy Long Island’s First Mobile Stroke Units
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The Stony Brook University Cerebrovascular and Stroke Center will launch Long Island’s first Mobile Stroke Unit (MSU) program

Released: 22-Oct-2018 11:05 AM EDT
Stony Brook University Hospital Appoints Chief Medical Officer
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Stony Brook University Hospital has appointed Mark Sands, MD, MBA, FACR, as Chief Medical Officer.

Released: 16-Aug-2018 2:05 PM EDT
Stony Brook Medicine Adds Fertility Practice to Community Network in Commack Facility
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Island Fertility has joined Stony Brook Community Medical, expanding to 23 the number of Stony Brook Medicine’s network of community practices and physicians.

Released: 2-Aug-2018 9:05 AM EDT
Heart Surgery Program Earns Top Quality Rating
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The Cardiothoracic Surgery Division at Stony Brook University Heart Institute has earned the highest quality rating of three stars from The Society of Thoracic Surgeons (STS)

Released: 27-Jun-2018 2:05 PM EDT
Targeting K17 in Pancreatic Cancer
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Drs. Kenneth Shroyer and Luisa Escobar-Hoyos receive $500,000 from PanCAN to advance research

Released: 27-Jun-2018 11:05 AM EDT
Stony Brook University Hospital Receives National Award for Excellence and Innovation in Sustainability
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Stony Brook University Hospital Receives National Greenhealth Emerald Award for Excellence and Innovation in Sustainability

Released: 27-Jun-2018 11:05 AM EDT
Stony Brook University Hospital Receives National Award for Environmental Innovation in the Operating Room
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Stony Brook University Hospital Receives National Greening the OR Award from Practice Greenhealth

Released: 21-Jun-2018 2:05 PM EDT
National and International Experts at Long Island Heart Conference
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Sharing a passion for healthy hearts and caring for cardiovascular patients

Released: 13-Jun-2018 4:30 PM EDT
Medical Student Named NIH Research Scholar
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During the 2018-19 academic year, Kim will be involved in pain research at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) before she returns to Stony Brook

Released: 12-Jun-2018 2:05 PM EDT
Expert on Rising Adolescent Suicide Rate Available
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The rate of adolescent suicide for kids age 10-14 is rising. Why? Dr. Gabrielle A. Carlson is available for comment.

   
Released: 7-Jun-2018 11:05 AM EDT
Takeuchi Receives European Inventor Award 2018 in the Non-EPO Countries Category
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Prolific patent-holder won for inventing battery that increases the lifespan of implantable defibrillators fivefold, greatly reducing need for reoccurring surgery

Released: 6-Jun-2018 1:05 PM EDT
Alzheimer’s Foundation of America Grant to Stony Brook Medicine to Investigate Development of More Targeted Treatment
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The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America (AFA) is awarding $206,184 over the next three years to Stony Brook Medicine to support an innovative Positron Emission Tomography (PET) imaging research project that will compare neurons from healthy controls and those with Alzheimer’s disease in an effort to improve drug development.

Released: 21-May-2018 10:05 AM EDT
Stony Brook Medicine Adds Port Jefferson Pulmonary Practice to Community Network
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Stony Brook Medicine welcomed New York Pulmonary Consultants into Stony Brook Community Medical , its expanding network of community practices and physicians. The group offers comprehensive and integrated pulmonary care in Port Jefferson and Riverhead, with other satellite offices to be announced soon.

Released: 18-Apr-2018 9:25 AM EDT
New Drugs Using the Body’s Natural “Marijuana” Could Help Treat Pain, Cancer
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A new technology developed by Stony Brook University researchers affiliated with the Institute of Chemical Biology and Drug Discovery (ICB & DD) that has identified Fatty Acid Binding Proteins (FABPs) as drug targets of the body’s endocannabinoid system is licensed to Artelo Biosciences, Inc.

Released: 30-Mar-2018 2:20 PM EDT
New Non-Invasive Test for Urothelial Cancer Emerging
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Urothelial cancers of the bladder and upper urinary tract are among the most common cancers encountered worldwide. Now an international team of cancer researchers have developed a highly sensitive and specific non-invasive test as a biomarker for early detection of urothelial cancers. Details of this method known as UroSEEK, are published in eLife.

Released: 27-Mar-2018 2:05 PM EDT
Time for Oral Cancer Screening: Young and Healthy Need Screening Too
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Did you know the quickest growing segment of the oral cancer population is young, healthy, non-smokers? Commonly associated with tobacco use, oral cancer can strike anyone. In younger populations the incidence of this form of cancer is on the rise in part due to exposure to the HPV virus.

Released: 7-Mar-2018 12:05 PM EST
Joshua D. Miller, MD, Named as President of the American Diabetes Association Long Island Community Leadership Board
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The American Diabetes Association, the nation's largest voluntary health organization leading the fight to Stop Diabetes®, is pleased to announce that Joshua D. Miller, MD, of Setauket, NY, has been named as President of The American Diabetes Association Long Island Community Leadership Board.

Released: 6-Mar-2018 12:05 PM EST
Stony Brook Launches Three-Year MD Program
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Stony Brook University School of Medicine has created a new medical training curriculum that enables students to complete their MD degree in three years instead of the traditional four years.

Released: 5-Mar-2018 8:05 AM EST
Stepping On Keeps Older Adults on Their Feet
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Stony Brook University Hospital will be offering its Stepping On program, which can reduce the risk of falling by 50 percent, for the second year at the Stony Brook Southampton campus to help older adults stay healthy and active.

Released: 16-Jan-2018 2:05 PM EST
Hal Skopicki Appointed Chief of Cardiology in the Department of Medicine and Deputy Director of Operations in the Stony Brook University Heart Institute
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Hal Skopicki, MD, PhD, has been appointed Chief of Cardiology in the Department of Medicine and Deputy Director of Operations in the Stony Brook University Heart Institute. He is a renowned heart failure specialist, who has led the major effort in advancing the care of patients with advanced cardiac disease since his arrival at Stony Brook in 2006.

11-Aug-2016 5:00 AM EDT
Mount Sinai and Stony Brook Announce Affiliation
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Stony Brook Medicine and the Mount Sinai Health System today announced that they are entering into an affiliation agreement that includes collaboration on research, academic programs and clinical care initiatives, effective immediately.

   
Released: 15-Dec-2015 4:05 PM EST
Holiday Safety: Santa is Checking His List, Parents Are You Checking Yours Twice?
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Santa is Checking His List, Parents Are You Checking Yours Twice? Stony Brook Children’s Hospital Expert Gives Parents a Checklist on How Avoid Preventable Injuries this Holiday Season

Released: 9-Dec-2015 2:05 PM EST
New Technology Means Fewer Surgeries For Kids With Scoliosis
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Stony Brook Medicine Offers Innovative, Non-Invasive Treatment to Correct Curving Spines

Released: 23-Nov-2015 9:05 AM EST
Gallbladder Survival Guide: Preventing an ER Visit Over Thanksgiving
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Stony Brook Medicine's Chairman of Surgery shares tips on preventing an ER Visit over Thanksgiving because of a gallbladder attack

Released: 20-Nov-2015 1:05 PM EST
Surviving the Holidays with #Diabetes
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Diabetes and the Holdiays: Stony Brook Medicine Expert gives tips on how to have an effective diabetes management plan during holiday festivities

Released: 20-Nov-2015 1:05 PM EST
Don’t Let Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Ruin Thanksgiving
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Stony Brook Doc shared tips during GERD Awareness Month, just in time for Thanksgiving

Released: 16-Nov-2015 11:05 AM EST
Stony Brook Children’s Hospital Expert Shares Tips with Parents on When to Use Antibiotics and When At-Home Remedies May Do the Trick
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The CDC’s Get Smart campaign involves a number of initiatives to prevent antibiotic resistance, manage existing antibiotics to preserve their effectiveness and help healthcare providers and families understand when prescribing an antibiotic is appropriate — and when it is not.


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