Nationwide RCT Single Session Interventions on Depression in Adolescents: COVID-19 edition
Daphne Siozios ’23 Once the coronavirus pandemic emerged, distress due to isolation caused an immediate surge in adolescent depression. While depression in youths was already regarded as the biggest psychosocial adversity prior to COVID-19, newfound disruption of social-emotional support because of direct seclusion resulting from the pandemic has led to elevated depression. By observing randomized controlled trials of brief, scalable interventions, it has been said … Continue reading Nationwide RCT Single Session Interventions on Depression in Adolescents: COVID-19 edition
The Bright Side of Winter: Battling Seasonal Depression with a Positive Mindset
Ishmam Khan ’25 Seasonal Depression, clinically recognized as Seasonal Affective Disorder, is a recurrent pattern of seasonal depression or lack of exposure to sunlight during certain seasons, especially winter. Naturally, researchers have posited several hypotheses about how this disorder originated. One popular hypothesis of the origins of this condition is the “latitude hypothesis,” which states that the further a location is from the sun, the … Continue reading The Bright Side of Winter: Battling Seasonal Depression with a Positive Mindset
Uncovering the Link Between SARS-CoV-2 and Vascular Dysregulation
Alex Moir ’23 SARS-CoV-2 is the virus currently driving the COVID-19 pandemic. SARS-CoV-2 has been shown to infect ciliated epithelial cells (EPCs), which line the upper respiratory tract, through a cell surface receptor known as angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), resulting in Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS). ARDS is characterized by both pulmonary and vascular dysregulation, which presents as shortness of breath, low oxygen, and poor … Continue reading Uncovering the Link Between SARS-CoV-2 and Vascular Dysregulation
Recording of August Staff/Writer Application Info Session here!
The deadlines to apply with the corresponding application links follows: Staff application: Friday, August 13th Writer application: Wednesday, August 18th And we have also posted the recording for our August Staff/Writer Application Info Session on Youtube which can be found here! We look forward to receiving your applications! And if you have any questions, please do not hesitate to email us at younginvestigators@stonybrook.edu or on … Continue reading Recording of August Staff/Writer Application Info Session here!
Submissions to the 2021 Young Investigators Writing Competition have officially closed!
Calling all Long Island 9th-11th grade students! The Stony Brook Young Investigators Review is excited to launch its second annual scientific writing competition! If you would like an outlet to engage your interests in science and writing from home, this is an opportunity for you! To enter, you will compose a 750-1000 word article that analyzes a controversy in one of the following categories: biology, … Continue reading Submissions to the 2021 Young Investigators Writing Competition have officially closed!
Accepting Staff and Writer Applications for Fall 2021! Check “Apply” page for more information.
Link to our “Apply” page: https://sbyireview.com/apply/ Link to Staff/Writer Application Information session: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dSgxMALlZ4 We will also be hosting a virtual staff/writer application informational session on August 5th at 8pm. The sbengaged page for this event will be linked here soon! We look forward to receiving your applications! Continue reading Accepting Staff and Writer Applications for Fall 2021! Check “Apply” page for more information.
College Mentorship May Be the Key to Helping the STEM Worker Shortage
Panayiota Siskos ’23 A shortage of STEM workers in the US exists due to unmet demand for increasing numbers of STEM graduates. Such shortage is even more apparent in typically underrepresented groups, despite diversity in STEM companies typically having greater company earnings, productivity, and inclusive work culture. A major factor of this is difficulty in retaining students in STEM majors, who have higher attrition rates, … Continue reading College Mentorship May Be the Key to Helping the STEM Worker Shortage
How Ice and Wind Can Affect Baltic Sea Phytoplankton
Panayiota Siskos ’23 The Baltic Sea has a history of having anthropogenic river nutrients from agriculture and wastewater discharges as well as phytoplankton biomass. A combination of physical, chemical, and biological factors forms the marine ecosystem, making it difficult to identify which impacts are climate change and human caused concentration of nutrients, and studies identifying them are necessary for a healthy marine ecosystem. Seasonal ice … Continue reading How Ice and Wind Can Affect Baltic Sea Phytoplankton
The Music We Enjoy Can Ease Our Pain… Literally
Ayesha Azeem ‘23 Music-induced analgesia (MIA) is defined as the ability of music to influence pain perception. The analgesic properties of music have been extensively studied in laboratory experiments and been found to alleviate pain and reduce anxiety. However, it is unclear what type of music is best for music-induced analgesia. The music used to study the phenomenon of MIA in previous studies was chosen … Continue reading The Music We Enjoy Can Ease Our Pain… Literally
Our Attachment Styles Can Be an Indicator for Anxiety
Ayesha Azeem ‘23 Anxiety is one of the most prevalent diagnosed mental illnesses in the world as well as one of the leading causes of poor health and increased mortality across all mental disorders. Thus, researching and learning about the contributing factors and etiology of anxiety is very important for many clinical psychologists like Dr. Kristen Bernard at Stony Brook University, who seeks to study … Continue reading Our Attachment Styles Can Be an Indicator for Anxiety
To Hide A Body
Wendy Wu ’22 From podcasts to documentaries, the world has an odd fascination with violent crime. Even decades after they occur, grisly murders are picked apart by the media and public. Another group with particular interest in murders are forensic psychologists. Their research has delved into the psyche of murderers and the factors that lead up to them committing crime. This has helped in developing … Continue reading To Hide A Body
The COVID-19 Pandemic: A Physical and Mental Crisis
Wendy Wu ’22 In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the COVID-19 crisis a global health pandemic. Days later, COVID-19 was declared a national emergency in the U.S. Cases rose alarmingly and multiple states went into shut-down. Schools and workplaces closed, moving to online platforms as an effort to socially distance and slow the spread of the virus. What was thought to be a … Continue reading The COVID-19 Pandemic: A Physical and Mental Crisis
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