May 8, 2019
Affirming statements like ‘eat your lentils if you want to grow bigger and run faster’ are more effective at getting kids to make healthy food choices than simply presenting foods repeatedly without conversation.
Health & Medicine
May 23, 2019
A veteran of two foreign wars, Melody Rasmor began teaching at the WSU College of Nursing in 1998, and still works a few days a month at a military enrollment processing center and at an occupational health facility in addition to her faculty position.
May 22, 2019
Their efforts will make it easier for nursing, pharmacy and medical students to practice giving vaccinations at health clinics.
May 13, 2019
The research could prove highly beneficial to people suffering from chronic pain in rural areas where there is a shortage of healthcare providers.
May 1, 2019
The College of Veterinary Medicine has become the first in the nation with an accredited simulation training program developed for and devoted to veterinary care.
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April 30, 2019
Celestina Barbosa-Leiker shared early results from an ongoing study investigating how opioid use disorder affects men and women differently at WSU Health Sciences’ Inland Northwest Research Symposium on April 23.
April 29, 2019
A new study led by a team of WSU neuroscientists has brought scientists closer to identifying the causes of disturbed sleep in autism.
April 23, 2019
In the first study of its kind, the researchers saw descendants of rats exposed to glyphosate developing prostate, kidney and ovarian diseases, obesity and birth abnormalities.
April 11, 2019
The approximately $2.3 million research effort is expected to radically improve dog vaccination delivery to address human rabies deaths in East Africa.
April 10, 2019
A new class developed by WSU faculty teaches health sciences students how to tackle some of the biggest problems in treating patients with opioid use disorder.
April 3, 2019
The researchers identified an important step in the progression of the body’s inflammatory response that may soon lead to effective management and treatments.
April 1, 2019
Experts have published a special issue of the international scientific journal Industrial Health focused on shift work and working time arrangements, providing information and practical guidance on key topics.
March 19, 2019
Largest‑ever study of children with Duarte galactosemia helps clear up conflicting findings from two earlier, smaller studies.
March 15, 2019
With help from WSU, youth programs statewide are developing strategies for getting kids outdoors and away from their screens.
March 4, 2019
The director of Native American Health Sciences at WSU has strengthened partnerships between the university and regional tribes.
February 26, 2019
Treatment options for a rare, inherited disease are close to being available thanks to researchers at WSU’s College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences.
February 26, 2019
Molecular bioscience students often cannot see what they are studying. But, Erika Offerdahl is teaching them to overcome that challenge using graphs, cartoons, artist renderings, and visual literacy skills.
February 15, 2019
The Department of Nutrition and Exercise Physiology at WSU has received initial accreditation, meeting the standards of education in exercise science developed by leading professionals and organizations.
February 14, 2019
McKeirnan has made extraordinary contributions toward improving vaccination rates in communities — an issue very current in Washington state news.
February 11, 2019
Dr. Paul Auerbach, a physician, author, and professor of medicine at Stanford, will present “Climate Change and Human Health — There Are No Boundaries.”
February 7, 2019
Second annual event will focus on solutions for behavioral health challenges.