By Linda Weiford, WSU News PULLMAN, Wash. – In natural ecosystems, a deadly virus can jump between species and thrive, thereby threatening vulnerable animal populations, according to findings of a recently published study.
PULLMAN, Wash.—When it comes to comparative medicine, what we know to be a fact in humans may not hold true in other species, like dogs.
PULLMAN, Wash. – Washington State University veterinary cardiologist, Pamela Lee, is seeking healthy adult dog volunteers for a non-invasive cardiology study comparing traditional heart monitoring to a wireless smartphone interface monitor.
By Charlie Powell, College of Veterinary Medicine PULLMAN, Wash. – Animal disease authorities both nationally and in Washington were already on high alert when in early December a large wild duck die-off occurred in northwest Washington.
By Linda Weiford, WSU News PULLMAN, WASH. – Not only can scorpion venom make us sick, but one forward whip of the creature’s tail delivers a sting that strikes like flame.
WASHINGTON – Douglas R. Call and Norman G. Lewis of Washington State University have been named fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS).
By Linda Weiford, WSU News PULLMAN, Wash. – If you think Thanksgiving dinner can pack on the pounds, consider the grizzly bears at Washington State University that eat the equivalent of three such feasts daily during the weeks leading to hibernation. After nearly doubling their weight, they take a winter-long nap – only to wake up […]
By Linda Weiford, WSU News PULLMAN, WASH. – This month’s Thanksgiving turkey might contain more than bread stuffing. It could also harbor salmonella, a bacterial pathogen that causes foodborne illness in 1.2 million Americans each year, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
By Peggy Perkins, Honors College PULLMAN, Wash. – Vaccine development to combat infections transmitted by ticks, mosquitoes and other insects will be discussed by award-winning researcher Wendy Brown, Washington State University regents professor of immunology, at 6:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 10, in Honors Hall 110.
By Linda Weiford, WSU News PULLMAN, Wash. – Physicians and veterinarians alike will convene in Seattle for a conference Nov. 1 to discuss, among other things … penguins.