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12.22.2020
Cannabis use blunts stress reactivity in female rats
Female rats that inhaled vaporized cannabis daily for a month developed a blunted physiological response to stress, according to a new study by Washington State University researchers.
WSU News
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12.15.2020
Joe Harding named a 2020 National Academy Inventors Fellow
Joe Harding, professor in Washington State University’s Integrative Physiology and Neuroscience department, was named a 2020 National Academy of Inventors Fellow.
WSU Insider
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11.13.2020
WSU lands NIH grant for biomedical, engineering undergraduate MIRA program
A new five-year National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant for more than $700,000 will fund a “motivating innovation and research achievement” (MIRA) program for Washington State University underrepresented student researchers in biomedical science and engineering fields, said the three faculty members serving as co-principal investigators.
WSU News
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11.02.2020
What can the hibernation of bears teach humans?
For a bear, Brooks Falls at Katmai National Park in Alaska is like one of those conveyor-belt sushi restaurants. During the summer months, diners are treated to a seemingly endless supply of salmon.
CBS News
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10.27.2020
Study reinforces drug’s potential to treat hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Research at Washington State University sheds new light on one molecule that may be used to treat a heart condition that can lead to stroke, heart attack and other forms of heart disease.
WSU News
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10.14.2020
Prenatal cannabis exposure linked to cognitive deficits, altered behavior
Regular cannabis exposure in rats during pregnancy may cause their offspring to have long-term cognitive deficiencies, asocial behavior, and anxiety later in adulthood.
WSU News
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09.21.2020
WSU research behind potential game-changing Alzheimer’s drug
Medicinal chemist Joe Harding was in his lab at Washington State University trying to isolate, purify and clone the protein receptor for the hormone angiotensin II when he noticed something unusual but interesting.
WSU News
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09.14.2020
Neuroscience grad student lands National Science Foundation fellowship
Julianna Brutman, a graduate student in the Washington State University College of Veterinary Medicine’s Neuroscience Graduate Program receives prestigious award.
WSU Insider
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06.29.2020
WSU senior lands inaugural award from Phi Beta Kappa
Washington State University international student Oluwanifemi “Nife” Shola-Dare is one of 20 students to receive a new award from the nation’s oldest academic honorary, Phi Beta Kappa (PBK).
WSU Insider
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06.04.2020
Seattle biotech firm scores $85 million for work on Alzheimer’s drug.
Leen Kawas was invited in 2013 to help commercialize laboratory work she’d done as a Washington State University doctoral student (IPN). The resulting startup, then known as M3 Biotechnologies, changed its name to Athira.
Seattle Times