Effects are unique between males and females A recent study from the Hascup labs at SIU Medicine has shown how riluzole, a drug compound typically used to treat amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), showed different effects on models with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) depending on whether they were male or female. Published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease , the study reports male mouse models with Alzheimer’s and healthy models showed improved glucose tolerance with riluzole treatment. However, female mouse models with Alzheimer's disease did not show significant improvements in metabolism

90,000 hours -- that's the number of hours an average person will spend at work in their lifetime. Why not spend it at a place you love with a mission you can believe in? At SIU Medicine, we're committed to helping people in central and southern Illinois meet their health care needs through patient care, service to the community, education and research. Learn why so many love working at SIU Medicine: Join us at an open-house hiring event on Thursday, April 25, at the SIU Medicine Administrative Offices, 201 E. Madison, Springfield. Select positions can earn up to $10,000 in sign-on bonuses! We

Did you know the average person will spend over 90,000 hours at work in their lifetime? Why not spend it at a place you love with a mission you can believe in? At SIU Medicine, we're committed to helping people in central and southern Illinois meet their health care needs through patient care, service to the community, education and research. Learn why so many love working at SIU Medicine: Join us at an open-house hiring event on Thursday, April 6, at the SIU Medicine Administrative Offices, 201 E. Madison, Springfield. Select positions can earn up to $10,000 in sign-on bonuses! We're looking

SIU surgeon Melanie Barnard, MD, was part of an international team of clinicians who won the $700,000 grand prize to design low-cost simulation surgical training in the Global Surgical Training Challenge.

SIU surgeon Melanie Barnard, MD, was part of an international team of clinicians who won the $700,000 grand prize to design low-cost simulation surgical training in the Global Surgical Training Challenge.

SIU surgeon Melanie Barnard, MD, was part of an international team of clinicians who won the $700,000 grand prize to design low-cost simulation surgical training in the Global Surgical Training Challenge.

SIU surgeon Melanie Barnard, MD, was part of an international team of clinicians who won the $700,000 grand prize to design low-cost simulation surgical training in the Global Surgical Training Challenge.

SIU surgeon Melanie Barnard, MD, was part of an international team of clinicians who won the $700,000 grand prize to design low-cost simulation surgical training in the Global Surgical Training Challenge.

SIU surgeon Melanie Barnard, MD, was part of an international team of clinicians who won the $700,000 grand prize to design low-cost simulation surgical training in the Global Surgical Training Challenge.

SIU surgeon Melanie Barnard, MD, was part of an international team of clinicians who won the $700,000 grand prize to design low-cost simulation surgical training in the Global Surgical Training Challenge.