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SUNY Research Advances Medical Science

There's a good chance that you or someone you know is alive today thanks to SUNY research:

• Invention of MRI technology and its application to diagnostic medicine
• Development of the first implantable heart pacemaker
• Discovery of the causes of Lyme disease

Physicians and scientists across the SUNY system are involved in research that will uncover the causes of and find the cures for ailments, including heart disease and cancer.

Heart Disease Research

Faculty on campuses throughout SUNY are unlocking the mysteries of heart disease, a wide range of conditions that afflict more Americans than any other illness. Research into the conditions affecting the heart muscle, valves and arteries promises a brighter future for those with, or at risk for, heart disease.

Cancer Research

Cancer, the second leading cause of death in the United States, is actually more than 100 distinct diseases. Using sophisticated scientific tools, technologies and biomedical knowledge generated by the mapping of the human genome, SUNY researchers are developing more effective and less harmful approaches to prevention, detection, and interventions designed to slow, stop, or reverse the progression of these diseases.

Other Medical Research

SUNY is bringing the best prevention, detection and treatment science to bear in the fight against many of today’s most pressing health problems.