Kenneth Wengler, Author at The Statesman

Under the Microscope: Study links NG2 glial cells to depression

Kenneth WenglerNewsFebruary 28, 2016November 17, 2020

The researchers observed through the use of psychological tests that the mice with decreased NG2 glia in the prefrontal cortex presented depressive-like behaviors.

Under The Microscope: Professor discusses early Alzheimer’s diagnosis

Kenneth WenglerNewsFebruary 10, 2016

A recent study lead by Brian Lebowitz, Ph.D., at Stony Brook University’s School of Medicine, has shed some light on the difficulty of early Alzheimer’s diagnosis.

Under the Microscope: Environment, behavior cause majority of cancers

Kenneth WenglerNewsJanuary 31, 2016

To determine if the majority of cancer is caused by “bad luck” or by external factors, Song Wu and his team developed four distinct methods to analyze and assess cancer risk.

Under the Microscope: study opens doors for cancer treatment

Kenneth WenglerNewsDecember 3, 2015

Assistant professor David Q. Matus studies the process of cell invasion and its misregulation in diseases such as cancer metastasis.

Under the Microscope: Professors compare ape, panda spine adaptations

Kenneth WenglerNewsNovember 13, 2015November 15, 2015

A study by associate professor in the Department of Anthropology at Stony Brook, Gabrielle Russo, explores when and why our ape ancestors developed upright trunk posture.

Under the Microscope: Project to help deliver therapy to astronauts

Kenneth WenglerNews Top StoryOctober 22, 2015October 22, 2015

If an astronaut on a near-Earth mission experiences stress, anxiety or fatigue, they can talk in real time with a therapist either by video or voice calling.

Under the Microscope: researchers tackle issue of global drinking water

Kenneth WenglerFeatured News Top StoryOctober 1, 2015October 1, 2015

Stony Brook Professor, Benjamin S. Hsiao, and his research team have recently developed two techniques for purifying drinking water that are both sustainable and affordable.

Under the Microscope: Human hands less evolved than previously thought

Kenneth WenglerFeatured NewsSeptember 10, 2015September 11, 2015

The opposable thumb has given humans the evolutionary advantage over other species for millennia and allowed them to build the civilizations seen today.