Research at the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine brings in $25 million a year in funding but, scientists say, their efforts are more about hope than about dollars and cents. Working in laboratories in Springfield and Carbondale, they seek breakthroughs to ensure lifelong sharp hearing, a dependable night’s sleep, a life without cancer, and […]
Jane Adrian
Jane Adrian works as a consultant and
freelance writer in the areas of science,
health, and education. She is the former
clinical laboratory director at the Lincoln Developmental Center and previously was the director of the Clinical Laboratory Science Program at St. John’s Hospital.
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The challenge
It’s a beautiful fall day, better than any remembered or even imagined. The Sangamon River lazily winds its way to the Illinois. The maples and cottonwoods are discovering their color. The birds are loud and jubilant. As we — my husband, a friend, and I — cross over a bridge, local folks slow their vehicles. […]
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Killing our kids
On a Friday morning late last fall, a young mother ran screaming from her trailer home in San Jose. In her arms, she held the lifeless body of her 11-month-old son. One witness said the child’s face was blue; others, including relatives of the child, said the infant was covered in burns and recalled that […]
