August 24, 2020
Older adults living in very rural settings are less likely than those living closer to urban centers to receive services in health, nutrition and transportation.
Health & Medicine
October 22, 2020
A new study by Washington State University researchers helps build a case for the use of sleep therapeutics following trauma exposure.
October 22, 2020
The Accreditation Association of Ambulatory Health Care has extended its accreditation of Cougar Health Services at WSU for the next three years.
October 21, 2020
The nearly $11 million grant will allow WSU scientists to continue their work studying natural products and their interactions with drugs.
October 20, 2020
People with obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, report that the severity of their symptoms was reduced by about half within four hours of smoking cannabis, according to a WSU study.
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October 19, 2020
Students are testing guest farmworkers as well as working at a drive‑through test site in an area that was a COVID‑19 hotspot this summer.
October 19, 2020
Trick-or-treating and, to a greater extent, indoor house parties, increase the likelihood of contracting and spreading COVID-19, according to WSU epidemiologist Eric Lofgren.
October 16, 2020
The research will help scientists better understand how emotional regulation during infancy can contribute to academic performance, everyday behavior and the development of mental health problems later in life.
October 15, 2020
The College of Nursing in Spokane worked quickly to put the program in place after a rise in COVID‑19 cases stretched local nursing staffs thin.
October 14, 2020
Regular cannabis exposure in rats during pregnancy may cause their offspring to have cognitive deficiencies, asocial behavior, and anxiety later in adulthood.
October 13, 2020
One in four adults reported a change in alcohol use almost immediately after stay‑at‑home orders were issued, according to a study of twins led by WSU researchers.
October 12, 2020
A project, led by Dr. Dedra Buchwald of the Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine, received a $4.4 million NIH grant to help address the COVID‑19 crisis in American Indian and Native Alaskan populations.
October 12, 2020
The Diagnostic Challenges, case‑based exercises for second‑year veterinary students, are going virtual to protect the health of the participants.
October 7, 2020
One approach will be to implement the Strengthening Families Program, an initiative aimed at families, caregivers and children ages 10–14.
September 30, 2020
WSU’s degree-completion program for working nurses – the RN-BSN – has helped more than 1,700 registered nurses earn a bachelor’s degree.
September 29, 2020
A newly identified genetic factor allows adult skin to repair itself like the skin of a newborn babe. The discovery has implications for wound treatment and preventing some of the aging process in skin.
September 24, 2020
The WSU discovery may also set the stage for future treatment strategies for sleep disorders, neurological diseases and other conditions associated with troubled sleep.
September 23, 2020
Young children are getting hands‑on health education while Pullman Regional Hospital is getting awesome artwork to hang on its walls.
September 23, 2020
From carefully planned recreational opportunities to online group sessions, WSU’s campuses are helping students and others manage stress during the pandemic landscape.
September 23, 2020
Flu Shot Fridays return to WSU Pullman starting Sept. 25. The ongoing event is part of a systemwide effort to get as many Cougs vaccinated this flu season as possible.
September 22, 2020
Sugar, a 1,000‑pound American quarter horse, was minutes away from death when she arrived at the WSU Veterinary Teaching Hospital with severe colic.