Parasite common in cats causes abortion in bighorn sheep
A parasite often spread by domestic and wild cats is a cause of abortions, or pregnancy loss, as well as neonatal deaths in big horn sheep, according to a study led by WSU researchers.
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Professor Patricia Hunt awarded prestigious prize in developmental biology
The March of Dimes presented Hunt with the Richard B. Johnson Jr. MD Prize in Developmental Biology for her work advancing science related to pregnancy, birth, and prenatal development.
Graduate student collaborates with PNNL on infectious disease prediction modeling
A WSU student is using internet‑based data collection about disease events in pre‑determined locations and various modeling techniques to predict the spread of diseases.
Arsenic-contaminated water associated with antibiotic resistance in children
A WSU-led study found a higher prevalence of antibiotic-resistant E.coli in rural areas of Bangladesh with high arsenic contamination levels in drinking water compared to areas with less contamination.
Research Week Awards recognize researchers and staff excellence
The Office of Research recognized the winners of this year’s research excellence awards and Research Week grant competitions on Friday, Oct. 21.
Students, faculty recognized for research excellence at annual symposium
The research symposium honors students and faculty every year for contributions to their field.
WSU awarded $2.6 million in grants to improve infectious disease modeling
A pair of federal grants will help researchers better understand and predict how infectious diseases behave and spread in health care settings and other small populations.
Newly discovered COVID‑like virus could infect humans, resist vaccines
A WSU-led research team found spike proteins from the bat virus, Khosta-2, can infect human cells and is resistant to both the monoclonal antibodies and serum from individuals vaccinated for SARS-CoV-2.
Bears’ ability to regulate insulin narrowed down to eight proteins
Feeding honey to hibernating bears helped researchers find the potential genetic keys to the bears’ insulin control, an advance that could lead to a treatment for human diabetes.
Genetic discovery could lead to better treatments for common tumor in dogs
Newly discovered genetic commonalities and differences among prevalent types of canine soft tissue sarcomas, a potentially deadly tumor, could pave the way for better diagnosis and treatments.
