WSU researchers and the Puyallup Tribe of Indians will evaluate whether medicinal cannabis reduces opioid use and pain and improves the physical and mental health of clients at the Tribe’s Qwibil Natural Healing and Research Center.
The researchers identified an important step in the progression of the body’s inflammatory response that may soon lead to effective management and treatments.
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.
Only one group of teenagers used marijuana more often after retail sales were legalized in Washington than they did before – high school seniors who work 11 or more hours per week, according to new research led by a WSU College of Nursing professor.
The institute will focus on innovative “care and cures” for brain diseases, including Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Parkinson’s and other neurodegenerative diseases.
WSU Spokane graduate student Ana Vergara elected to the national board of directors for the Society for the Advancement of Chicanos/Hispanics and Native Americans in Science.