January 18, 2019
Kathryn Meier’s research is deepening the understanding of health and the onset and progression of disease.
Health & Medicine
January 15, 2019
The institute will focus on innovative “care and cures” for brain diseases, including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Parkinson’s and other neurodegenerative diseases.
January 3, 2019
Stabbed five times and bleeding profusely, a man on the street in Spokane cried for help. WSU medical student Nina Thach and her boyfriend, a Tacoma firefighter, stopped their car and came to his aid.
January 2, 2019
Nearly 800 children and adults in Spokane County are protected against flu, chickenpox, measles, shingles and other illnesses thanks to students and faculty at WSU Health Sciences.
December 20, 2018
Heart failure is a major concern with radiation treatment that targets the chest region in breast cancer patients.
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December 14, 2018
Murray has been improving every day: “They gave him a chance to finally be the puppy he’s never gotten to be.”
December 11, 2018
Dr. Rick DeBowes is on a mission to prepare students for something they don’t typically learn in school ― how to run a business.
December 6, 2018
The center, supported by a five‑year, $7.1 million NIH grant, will identify and promote treatments to reduce alcohol abuse among Native people.
December 3, 2018
Paid maternity leave improves the psychological well‑being of working mothers and their children, study indicates.
November 29, 2018
The solution to insomnia may be easier and safer than sleep medications, which can have serious side effects including addiction, daytime sleepiness, depression, memory loss.
November 28, 2018
Genes and other genetic variations that appear to be involved in cancerous tumors shrinking in Tasmanian devils have been discovered by WSU scientists.
November 9, 2018
Tech. Sgt. Angela Brown, Washington Air National Guard 141st Medical Group, is on track to get her nursing degree from WSU in December.
November 7, 2018
A new study by WSU researchers suggests that a protein called CDK2 plays a critical role in heart damage caused by doxorubicin, a commonly used chemotherapy drug.
November 5, 2018
WSU researchers examine effects of cannabis use during pregnancy.
November 2, 2018
Andra Davis, assistant professor at WSU College of Nursing in Vancouver, seeks to measure nursing students’ understanding of palliative care.
October 31, 2018
Star-shaped brain cells called astrocytes appear to play an essential role in sleep, scientists with the WSU Sleep and Performance Research Center are finding.
October 31, 2018
Leroy Hood, co‑founder of the Institute for Systems Biology, will give a presentation titled “Systems Medicine, Personalized Health Care and Community Health.”
October 30, 2018
Greater emphasis on focused therapy and walk‑in counseling, along with the availability of an after-hours crisis support hotline, has helped reduce wait lists even as student need continues growing.
October 25, 2018
Funding for the new Native Alzheimer’s Disease-Related Resource Center in Minority Aging comes from a $2.8 million five‑year grant from the National Institute on Aging.
October 24, 2018
Project aims to shift long-term care of mental illness away from Washington’s two state hospitals into smaller regional facilities.
October 15, 2018
Initial accreditation allows the college to begin developing and sponsoring residency and fellowship training programs.