Cognizant of calories, not necessarily calorie counting
When we think of losing weight, calories are usually the first thing that comes to mind. We know that the more calories we consume,...
SBU’s Troy Rasbury: geology and ancient extinctions
Enormous and powerful though they were, dinosaurs didn’t appear on the Earth and muscle out other animals — mostly reptiles. Somehow, many of those...
L-carnitine may play an important role in chronic diseases
L-carnitine, or carnitine, has been around for a while. The people most familiar with it may be athletes, because for years it has been...
SBU’s Helene Benveniste studies the glymphatic system
Like other parts of the body, the brain produces waste that needs to be cleared away. Through the so-called glymphatic system, the brain uses...
Diagnosis and treatment of fatty liver disease
When we think of the most prevalent chronic diseases, heart disease, stroke, cancer, diabetes and others come to mind. However, there is also a...
SBU’s Demian Chapman studies the whitetip shark
Demian Chapman has one of those jobs that turns heads at social gatherings: he’s a shark biologist. The New Zealand native, who is also...
American diet lacking potassium-rich foods
One of the most popular spices is also one of the most dangerous: salt. We need salt, but not in excess. On the other...
BNL’s Aaron Stein studies the incredibly small
Aaron Stein was hired to work at a place that existed only on paper. About a decade ago, the physicist agreed to work at...
Cardiovascular disease: genetics, environment or both?
We have made great strides in the fight against heart disease, yet it remains the No. 1 cause of death in the United States....
Four SBU researchers receive NSF Career Awards
This is the second part of a two-part series on four Stony Brook University researchers who recently received an NSF Career Award. Designed to...
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