Check out this USA TODAY article featuring our work and colleagues in the Natives Engaged in Alzheimer's Research study! We are grateful to see recognition of these important efforts during #alzheimersawarenessmonth x.com/byuhawaii/stat…

Congratulations to Dr. Amanda Boyd WSU Spokane WSU Medicine, who was elected to the Washington State Academy of Sciences (WSAS) for her contributions to understanding environmental health risk communication with Indigenous and rural populations and advancing diversity in clinical trials! news.wsu.edu/news/2023/07/1…

Post-Roe, 41.8% of US women face > 30 min drives to #abortion facilities & 23.6% lack access within 90 mins, a study found. That will jump to 53.5% & 43% respectively if other restrictions under consideration are passed. news.wsu.edu/press-release/…

Daryll DeWald From one fascinating tour to another, the next stop on the tour is the WSU Sleep and Performance Research Center which studies the effect of sleep (and the lack thereof) on tasks such as commercial driving and law enforcement, in part through simulators. WSU Office of Research

More time awake with no negative consequences? Yes, please! This fascinating @wsumedicine research study led by MarcosTheFrank and Ashley Ingiosi lay the foundation for potential future interventions that could someday make this possible.

Wake up to sleep science at what is sure to be an interesting event featuring researchers WSU Medicine and WSU Nursing

We have some exciting funding news to share! Dr. Solmaz Amiri WSU Medicine WSU Spokane was awarded an NIH AIM AHEAD CONSORTIUM Research Fellowship. She will use machine learning algorithms to study the association of the built and social environment with Alzheimer’s disease outcomes.

Why are there no treatments to help people addicted to cocaine or meth? #WSU researcher Michael McDonell is quoted in a recent NBC Health article discussing a new push for pharmaceutical therapies. ow.ly/k8F350Q6aXR #WSUMedicine #BehavioralHealth #AddictionTreatment

This new IREACH - Washington State University grant highlights their important work to reduce Alzheimer's related health disparities in U.S. Native populations.

Watch this tomorrow to see how @wsuspokane researchers in the WSU Nursing and WSU Medicine colleges are involved in addressing the #opioid crisis, starting with its tiniest victims.

Thank you Washington State Magazine for highlighting the important #substanceuse research being conducted in WSU Medicine WSU Nursing WSU CPPS and elsewhere within WSU.

This informative @NIGMS blog post highlights WSU Medicine's very own Jingru Sun, along with other scientists who study immunology. biobeat.nigms.nih.gov/2024/02/what-d…

In this Health Affairs blog post, WSU Medicine scientists at WSU Spokane highlight the importance of federal policy changes to enable more widespread adoption of a highly effective, lifesaving treatment for stimulant drug use.

CNN talked to WSU Medicine's m of PRISM Collaborative for an article on the barriers to implementing a highly effective behavioral treatment for stimulant addiction. edition.cnn.com/2024/04/16/hea…

Check out our letter in Wash Post calling out the Biden administration on a short sighted policy decision to NOT FUND evidence-based contingency management- the only effective treatment for stimulant use disorders. - second letter at this link washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/…

Earlier this summer Professor Josh Neumiller took the American Diabetes Association Scientific Sessions by storm! In addition to receiving the Outstanding Educator in Diabetes Award, Josh presented two posters, gave a presentation, and released a book with John White.

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