BNL’s Ben Babst studies plant growth and metabolism
The sports adage, “it’s not the size of the athlete in the fight, but the size of the fight in the athlete,” might apply...
Middle Country school district could close Bicycle Path, float bond
As enrollment continues to decline, Middle Country Central School District is considering closing Bicycle Path Pre-K/Kindergarten Center .
At the district’s Space/Bond Committee meeting on...
Multivitamin: Good, bad or equivocal?
Multivitamins are one of the most commonly consumed supplements in the United States, taken by at least one-third of the population (J Nutr. 2011;141(2):261-266)....
New lunch rules leave bad taste in Middle Country students’ mouths
Like many school districts across the country, Middle Country Central School District is adjusting to new regulations for the National School Lunch Program, while...
Taking cataracts seriously to maintain good health
In last week’s article on fall risk, I briefly mentioned cataracts as a contributor. Cataracts, the nuclear type, reduce visual acuity in an insidious...
SBU scientists work to restore balance of nature
Christopher Gobler is tired of being the bearer of bad news for Shinnecock Bay. Every time someone wants to talk about ecological problems in...
Not just play time
A large room full of blocks, puppets, arts and crafts, instruments and more than a dozen lively toddlers seems more like a room in...
Risk factors and prevention of falls
Falling is not a big deal when you are young, but that changes with age. Most of us have seen the commercial where the...
SBU’s Stella Tsirka studies human microglia
Brains have a security system that is similar to that of a plane’s cockpit. Everyday cells can’t enter the control center unless they clear...
SBU’s Perena Gouma and team work to beat asthma
It’s an all-too-familiar fear. A parent hears a child struggling to breath in the next room, jumps out of bed and wonders whether to...
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