A Seat at the Table
In 1975, the first class graduated from the then just five-year-old SIU School of Medicine. To look at the class photo, two things stand out for those of us looking at it with a 2017 gaze: in this
Bringing balance back: Ear cells regenerated in mammals
The inner ear is lined with two types of hair cells that help us to hear and balance. The cells respond to sound waves for hearing and head and body movement for balance. As we age, the cells are
NIH Grant Aids SIU Hearing Research
Cox lab studying nov el gene to learn why hearing cells die Hearing loss is primarily caused by death of sound-sensing cells called hair cells, which are found in the inner ear, in the snail-shaped
SIU Med School Joins National Precision Medicine Initiative
Largest study of long-term health to launch later this year Patients of SIU HealthCare will soon have the opportunity to participate in one of the largest prospective studies of health and illness
Clearer Views for Better Hearing
DoD Grant Funds New Microscope to Aid Hearing Research Auditory researchers at Southern Illinois University School of Medicine have acquired a new microscope to enhance work in laboratories studying