Research

More U.S. high school seniors reported vaping cannabis in states where it is legal only for medical purposes than states where all adult use is permitted, according to a WSU study.

Despite laws against advertising cannabis to teens, young people reported seeing a lot of positive cannabis messages through social media posts, and these were connected to their intent to use.

Many of the WSU studies that grabbed headlines last year had to do with human health, topped by the discovery of a potentially dangerous virus in Russian bats, a relative of the one that causes COVID‑19.

In the early pandemic, conspiracy theories that were shared the most on Twitter highlighted malicious purposes and secretive actions of supposed bad actors behind the crisis, according to an analysis of nearly 400,000 posts.

A parasite often spread by domestic and wild cats is a cause of abortions, or pregnancy loss, as well as neonatal deaths in big horn sheep, according to a study led by WSU researchers.

Young people classified as bisexual are more likely to use cannabis to cope with mental health issues and for what researchers call experiential “enhancement,” a WSU‑led study found.

A WSU-led study of Glacier National Park hiking trails during and after a COVID‑19 closure adds evidence to the theory that humans can create a “landscape of fear” like other apex predators.

Something as simple as seeing all‑gender signs in public places, like restrooms, was linked to adolescents’ acceptance of transgender and nonbinary people, a new WSU‑led study has found.

The glittering, serpentine structures that power wearable electronics can be created with the same technology used to print rock concert t-shirts, new WSU-led research shows.

Despite some hesitation about gene-edited foods, taste trumps everything, according to a WSU-led survey of U.S. consumers.