Medical Student Named NIH Research Scholar

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
13-Jun-2018 4:30 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Takeuchi Receives European Inventor Award 2018 in the Non-EPO Countries Category

Prolific patent-holder won for inventing battery that increases the lifespan of implantable defibrillators fivefold, greatly reducing need for reoccurring surgery
7-Jun-2018 11:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Alzheimer’s Foundation of America Grant to Stony Brook Medicine to Investigate Development of More Targeted Treatment

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...
6-Jun-2018 1:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Stony Brook Medicine Adds Port Jefferson Pulmonary Practice to Community Network

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...
21-May-2018 10:05 AM EDT Add to Favorites

New Drugs Using the Body’s Natural “Marijuana” Could Help Treat Pain, Cancer

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...
18-Apr-2018 9:25 AM EDT Add to Favorites

Tick-Borne Disease Epidemic Symposium

Tick-borne illnesses are a growing problem on Long Island, and a new season is about to begin. To prepare for this and inform the public, Stony Brook Medicine experts are tackling the topic head on at an April 12 symposium.
10-Apr-2018 3:45 PM EDT Add to Favorites

New Non-Invasive Test for Urothelial Cancer Emerging

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...
30-Mar-2018 2:20 PM EDT Add to Favorites

Time for Oral Cancer Screening: Young and Healthy Need Screening Too

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...
27-Mar-2018 2:05 PM EDT Add to Favorites