By Rachel Webber, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences
PULLMAN, Wash. – New research from Washington State University reveals how youth who work with horses experience a substantial reduction in stress – and the evidence lies in kids’ saliva.
By Sylvia Kantor, College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences
SEQUIM, Wash. – Military veterans on the Olympic Peninsula are healing invisible wounds of war by tending the earth. They are part of a trend taking root across the country called agrotherapy, which helps veterans not only overcome difficulties like post-traumatic stress syndrome but also gain skills to help support themselves and their families.
By Judith Van Dongen, WSU Spokane
SPOKANE, Wash. – In a bustling classroom, college student Kellie Carns shows Daniel Fast, age 4, a small yellow car and encourages him to point to a matching picture and name the object: “Kuh…” she prompts. “Car,” he responds – to her satisfaction.
By Lorraine Nelson, College of Pharmacy
PULLMAN, Wash. – A class of drugs used to treat parasitic infections such as malaria may also be useful in treating cancers and immune-related diseases, a new WSU-led study has found.
Like soda shops and rumble seats, their popularity has fallen away over the years. Heated therapy pools — once standard in hospitals of the 1930s and 40s — declined in use after the advent of the polio vaccine in 1955, until today they are little more than a medical afterthought.
That practice may be about to change, however, as Bruce Becker and Kasee Hildenbrand lead the way in establishing the nation’s first laboratory for aquatics and sports medicine at the WSU Pullman campus.
Temporarily located in Bohler Gym, the National Aquatics & … » More …
Washington State University Extension, the College of Veterinary Medicine, and the Department of Human Development will be presenting a satellite broadcast addressing the role of animal assisted activities for children with disabilities and developing youth at 9:30-11:00 am Friday, June 4. The program can be viewed on satellite or it can be viewed via video streaming on the web at http://caheinfo.wsu.edu/videostream.html during the live broadcast or any time into the future. Paulie Mills, associate professor, Department of Human Development, will introduce participants to animal assisted therapy; Francois Martin, associate director, WSU Veterinary Medicine, will share the experiences and research … » More …