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SIU Medicine Recruiting Patients for High Blood Pressure Study
July 15, 2019
Minimally invasive procedure could lower blood pressure, reduce need for medication

SIU students & residents honored at Trainee Research Symposium
May 7, 2019
May 14, 2019 — Young researchers at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine show great promise as they pursued answers to scientific queries during the 29th annual Trainee Research Symposium held recently at the medical school.

Deadline Extended: Submit Your Teaching and Learning Symposium Proposal
February 5, 2019
The call for submissions is open for the 10th Annual Symposium for Teaching and Learning. EXTENDED DEADLINE - Proposal Submission Deadline: February 15, 2019

Preparing for a Pandemic
December 17, 2018
A collaborative master’s program in public health lab science gives SIU graduate students the experience and versatility to step into vital roles in U.S. laboratories.

Two NIH Grants Boost SIU Alzheimer's Research
November 14, 2018
Alzheimer’s is a devastatingly progressive disease that robs our loved ones of their memories and personalities. Presently 5.7 million Americans are living with Alzheimer’s. By 2050, this number is projected to rise to nearly 14 million.
Research Studies Seek Participants with Memory Loss, Alzheimer's Disease
October 31, 2018
Alzheimer’s disease could affect more than 14 million Americans by 2050 if a cure isn’t found, the Alzheimer’s Association reports.

Study of Green Tea Extract May Yield Key to Hearing Protection for Cancer Patients
October 16, 2018
SPRINGFIELD, ILLINOIS: If you could take a drug that would help cure your cancer, but it would make you go deaf, would you still take the drug?
SIU Clinic First to Study New High Blood Pressure Device-Based Treatment
September 6, 2018
Over 100 million Americans have hypertension, and more than half of those who are on antihypertensive medications still don’t have their blood pressure under control.