Shawn Vestal

What causes us to sleep? The answer may lie not only in our brains, but in their complex interplay with the microorganisms spawned in our intestines.

An estimated 90% of patients receiving home health care have at least one discrepancy between their medication lists and what they're actually taking—making it more likely they will end up in the hospital.

Share on TwitterShare on FaceBookShare on Linkedinshare with emailshare with link Kevin Murphy, professor, researcher and director of the WSU Breadlab, will lead a five-year initiative to bring more whole-grain foods into the diets of Washingtonians (photo courtesy of WSU).

In times of economic upheaval, investors can get a clearer picture of the stock market's future performance if they tune into how corporate insiders are trading stocks in their own companies.

The use of artificial beaver dams to replicate the ecological benefits created by the industrious rodents shows promise for offsetting damage to fish habitat, water quality, and biodiversity arising from climate change.

An extract of turmeric and ginger helps bone implants bond strongly while killing bacteria and cancer cells, according to new research from Washington State University with implications for millions of patients with joint replacements and bone cancer. In early tests, the extract roughly doubled bone bonding within six weeks around the implant site, killed more than 90% of bacteria on implant surfaces, and sharply reduced cancer-causing cells. The findings marry elements of a naturopathic approach drawing on traditional medicine with current medical technologies. Turmeric, a golden-orange spice, and ginger root have been used for food and medicinal purposes in China and India for thousands of years.

Bone implants are biomedical devices designed to replace, support, or regenerate damaged skeletal tissue, commonly used in orthopedic procedures such as joint replacement and fracture repair.

Most major crops, such as wheat and corn, require expensive nitrogen fertilizer to flourish. But what if bacteria could help those plants draw nitrogen from the atmosphere, as peas and beans do?

Share on Twitter Share on FaceBook Share on Linkedin share with email share with link The "mother tree" for the Cosmic Crisp® apple — the biggest income-producing discovery from WSU research — at the university's Columbia View orchard in Wenatchee. Horticulturist Kate Evans, who brought the apple to market, is among several women in research at WSU whose work is producing major impact (photo by Robert Hubner/WSU Photo Services).

Protecting sensitive, precision-timed computing systems requires understanding the nature of cyberthreats.