cholesterol

Fourth annual healthy fare to focus on wellness

SPOKANE —Students in WSU’s Exercise Physiology and Metabolism (ExMet) program in partnership with the Riverpoint Campus Wellness Collaborative will host the 4th Annual Healthy Fare from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 9, in the atrium of the Academic Center at 600 N Riverpoint Blvd. Participants will have the opportunity to explore a […]

Student Recreation Center hosts health screening

Take care of yourself and get educated with regular health screenings provided by the College of Pharmacy and University Recreation.         The next screening will be at the Student Recreation Center on October 15 from 3:30 to 6:30p.m. The screening will consist of a free blood pressure and glucose test. Participants can choose to have […]

Roundworms help scientists understand cholesterol, fat

PULLMAN — Microscopic roundworms are helping scientists better understand what regulates cholesterol and fatty acid levels in the body, according to Washington State University researcher Jennifer Watts.Her work is included in an article published today in the scientific journal Nature.The article, with lead authors from the Massachusetts General Hospital Cancer Center and Harvard Medical School, […]

Nurse channels student activism

Anyone who missed getting their cholesterol screened at the CUB in September will have another chance in February. The one-day screening last fall drew so much interest, people had to be turned away. “We had no idea it was going to be so popular,” said Marsha C. Turnbull, a registered nurse at WSU Health and […]