Research News

Troy Bankhead will use the funding to study how the bacteria that causes Lyme disease evades its host’s immune system and establishes a persistent infection.

The WSU application could revolutionize the way scientists study hair and ultimately lead to the development of health diagnostics based solely on hair.

New research at the WSU College of Veterinary Medicine will hopefully lead to a better understanding of inflammatory bowel disease in canines and more effective treatments.

A small 3-ounce sensor capable of recording 2,400 data points of movement in a second could be key in reducing injuries to racehorses.

The funding will help identify and track respiratory pathogens in the Pacific Northwest, including avian influenza virus.

Moose populations have been dwindling for years across the country due to many factors, but new WSU research has found the impact of the arterial worm has likely been underestimated.

A WSU study exploring how the human immune system mounts a defense against Q fever could pave the way to better treatments for the disease and others like it.

Veterinary medicine researchers received a grant to study the impact of a controversial drug administered to thoroughbred racehorses before most races in the United States.

A WSU-led study has found the some of the world’s deadliest bacteria seek out and feed on human blood, a phenomenon researchers are calling “bacterial vampirism.”

The university received $1.52 million in funding for antimicrobial resistance research from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2023, the second most of any university in the Western U.S.