Stony Brook University News

Study of HIV-Infected Youth: Antiretroviral Therapy not Associated with Severity of Psychiatric Disorders

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 16:39:33 PST

A study of more than 300 children and adolescents with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) revealed no association between specific antiretroviral therapy and the severity of psychiatric disorders. In “Human Immunodeficiency Virus Disease Severity, Psychiatric Symptoms, and Functional Outcomes in Perinatally Infected Youth,” Principal Investigator Sharon Nachman, M.D., of Stony Brook School of Medicine, and colleagues detail this finding and others in the Online First edition of Archives of Pediatrics & Adult Medicine.

Help Save a Life: Donate Blood or Platelets at SBUH Blood Bank

Mon, 06 Feb 2012 15:11:26 PST

Blood and platelet donations improve and save the lives of thousands of people in the United States each day. The Blood Bank at Stony Brook University Hospital is in need of blood and platelet donors. Each donation remains within the hospital and is given directly to stop or prevent bleeding. It is needed by patients who suffer from cancer, trauma, burns, or are undergoing delivery or major surgery.

Interventional Pulmonologist and Lung Cancer Specialist Joins Stony Brook

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:04:53 PST

Sajive Aleyas, M.D., has been appointed Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonology, at Stony Brook School of Medicine, and will serve on the medical staff of Stony Brook University Hospital, announced Thomas Bilfinger, M.D., Professor of Surgery, and Team Leader and Co-Director of Stony Brook’s Lung Cancer Evaluation Center (LCEC).

Stony Brook University Medical Receives Award for Treatment of Heart Failure Patients

Fri, 27 Jan 2012 13:53:48 PST

Stony Brook University Medical Center has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines® Heart Failure Gold Quality Performance Achievement Award.

Study of One Million Americans Shows Obesity and Pain Linked

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 13:45:54 PST

A clear association between obesity and pain – with higher rates of pain identified in the heaviest individuals – was found in a study of more than one million Americans published January 19 in the online edition of Obesity. In “Obesity and Pain Are Associated in the United States,” Stony Brook University researchers Arthur A. Stone, PhD., and Joan E. Broderick, Ph.D. report this finding based on their analysis of 1,010,762 respondents surveyed via telephone interview by the Gallop Organization between 2008 and 2010.

President Stanley, wife Ellen Li, Make Six Figure Donation to Support Economically Disadvantaged Students at University's School of Medicine

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 11:10:00 PST

Stony Brook University President, Dr. Samuel L. Stanley Jr., a nationally prominent expert in infectious diseases, and his wife Dr. Ellen Li, a renowned gastroenterologist and researcher who holds a joint faculty appointment at Stony Brook and at Washington University in St. Louis, announced today that they are making a $125,000 donation to establish the Ellen Li and Samuel L. Stanley Jr. Endowed Scholarship in the Stony Brook University School of Medicine.

Walk for Beauty Raises Money for Stony Brook University Cancer Center

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:19:51 PST

A check for $50,000, representing funds raised through the 18th annual “Walk for Beauty” was presented on Monday, Jan. 23, to Stony Brook University Cancer Center.

Orthopaedic Oncologist and Research Pioneer in Robotics Joins Stony Brook

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 12:35:00 PST

Fazel Khan, M.D., has been appointed Assistant Professor of Orthopaedic Surgery at Stony Brook University School of Medicine and will serve on the medical staff of Stony Brook University Medical Center, announced Lawrence Hurst, M.D., Professor and Chair of the Department of Orthopaedics.

Stony Brook University Medical Center Receives 2nd Consecutive AHA Award

Fri, 20 Jan 2012 09:43:42 PST

For the second consecutive year, Stony Brook University Medical Center has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus Performance Achievement Award.

SBU Announces Collaboration with Sanofi on Pioneering Tuberculosis Drug

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 08:30:40 PST

The Institute of Chemical Biology & Drug Discovery (ICB&DD) at Stony Brook University announced a multi-year research collaboration with Sanofi, a multinational pharmaceutical company, on a potential treatment for Tuberculosis (TB) and other bacterial infections.

Walking and Texting at the Same Time? Stony Brook Study Says Think Again

Wed, 18 Jan 2012 16:15:44 PST

Talking on a cell phone or texting while walking may seem natural and easy, but it could be dangerous and result in walking errors and interfere with memory recall. Researchers at Stony Brook University found this to be the case in a study of young people walking and using their cell phones. The study is reported in the online edition of Gait & Posture.

SBU Cancer Center Earns Three-Year Reaccreditation with Commendation

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 11:28:21 PST

STONY BROOK, N.Y., January 17, 2012 –Stony Brook University Cancer Center has received a three-year accreditation with commendation from the Commission on Cancer (CoC) of the American College of Surgeons (ACS) as a Teaching Hospital Cancer Program.

Stony Brook's WTC Health Program Expands to Winthrop-University Hospital

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 15:41:46 PST

The Stony Brook University World Trade Center Health Program is expanding its clinical Center of Excellence to Winthrop-University Hospital which enables care and treatment for thousands more who were exposed to toxic chemicals and who continue to suffer from upper and lower respiratory ailments, mental health symptoms, and other conditions related to the environment at Ground Zero.

Stony Brook University Medical Center's Bariatric Program Opens with National Leader

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 15:53:04 PST

Stony Brook University Medical Center has opened the Bariatric and Metabolic Weight Loss Center, located at 37 Research Way in East Setauket, N.Y., and launched a comprehensive new website for the center at http://bariatrics.stonybrookmedicalcenter.org/.

Drug to Treat HIV in Children Shows Promise Via Stony Brook-Led National Study

Fri, 06 Jan 2012 13:31:18 PST

For children and adolescents with HIV infection, the recent Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of the use of raltegravir, an antiretroviral drug that slows the spread of HIV infection, offers a new weapon to treat HIV infection in children.

King Kullen donates to Stony Brook Long Island Children's Hospital

Wed, 28 Dec 2011 14:06:42 PST

Children’s healthcare on Long Island received a king-sized boost from King Kullen, thanks to a recent month-long fundraiser conducted by the grocery store giant.

Seasonal Dinner Raises $25,000 for Pediatric MS Research at Stony Brook

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 15:15:39 PST

“A Season of Giving” was the theme at the Second Annual Harvest Sunset Dinner to support the National Pediatric MS (Multiple Sclerosis) Center at Stony Brook Long Island Children’s Hospital, where vital medical research is conducted to decode the mysteries of MS. The event was held at Villa Lombardi’s in Holbrook on November 17. More than $25,000 was raised to support the Center’s research and clinical programs.

Study of WTC Responders: PTSD and Respiratory Illness Linked

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 10:27:06 PST

More than 10 years after 9/11, when thousands of rescue and recovery workers descended on the area surrounding the World Trade Center in the wake of the terrorist attacks, a research team led by Benjamin J. Luft, M.D., the Edmund D. Pellegrino Professor of Medicine, and Medical Director of Stony Brook’s World Trade Center Health Program, and Evelyn Bromet, Ph.D., Distinguished Professor, Departments of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, and Preventive Medicine, Stony Brook University School of Medicine, has published results of a study examining the relationship between the two signature health problems among WTC first responders—respiratory illness and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Women of the Grove Donate $27,000 to Breast Cancer Research at Stony Brook

Thu, 22 Dec 2011 09:37:28 PST

Concerned Women of the Grove (CWOG), a grassroots organization based within the Cherry Grove community on Fire Island, donated $27,190 to support breast cancer research conducted at Stony Brook University School of Medicine.

It's Good to be Good: Dr. Stephen Post on the Scientific Evidence

Wed, 21 Dec 2011 11:04:36 PST

Giving during the holidays, or at any time, not only helps others but helps ourselves and appears to lead to a happier and healthier life. This conclusion by Stephen G. Post, Ph.D., Professor of Preventive Medicine, Head of the Division of Medicine in Society, and Director, Center for Medical Humanities, Compassionate Care and Bioethics, Stony Brook University School of Medicine, is based on a review of scientific and medical studies covering several decades on the benefits experienced by individuals who act sincerely for the benefit of others.