http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress provides the latest news from Washington State University Scientists have long thought that mice might serve as a model for how humans learn to vocalize. But new research led by scientists at Washington State University-Vancouver has found that, unlike humans and songbirds, mice do not learn how to vocalize. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-mice-innate-ability-vocalize-deaf.html Neuroscience Tue, 26 Mar 2013 17:00:03 EST news283522831 (Medical Xpress)—Viewers of primetime crime dramas, like NCIS, CSI or Law & Order, are more inclined than non-viewers to see themselves intervening on behalf of the victim of a sexual assault, according to recent research at Washington State University. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-crime-drama-viewers-aid-sexual.html Health Wed, 20 Feb 2013 02:10:00 EST news280548583 While sugary drinks, lack of exercise and genetics contribute to a growing number of overweight American children, new research from Washington State University reveals how a mom's eating habits and behavior at the dinner table can influence her preschooler's obesity risk. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-insight-relationship-parents-preschoolers-obesity.html Overweight and Obesity Fri, 08 Feb 2013 09:32:48 EST news279538317 As research efforts go, this one is high risk. Which is to say, it could easily fail. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-chili-peppers-discovery-wsu-effort.html Medical research Mon, 04 Feb 2013 04:09:55 EST news279173382 Washington State University researchers have linked orchards and vineyards with a greater prevalence of West Nile virus in mosquitoes and the insects' ability to spread the virus to birds, horses and people. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-west-nile-virus-orchards-vineyards.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 30 Jan 2013 17:04:30 EST news278787857 Washington State University researchers have lengthened their list of environmental toxicants that can negatively affect as many as three generations of an exposed animal's offspring. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-plastic-products-jet-fuel-exposures.html Genetics Thu, 24 Jan 2013 17:00:05 EST news278265053 Washington State University researchers have developed a new drug candidate that dramatically improves the cognitive function of rats with Alzheimer's-like mental impairment. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-prospective-alzheimer-drug-brain-cell.html Alzheimer's disease & dementia Thu, 11 Oct 2012 04:04:39 EST news269147063 Since the 1960s, when the defoliant Agent Orange was widely used in Vietnam, military, industry and environmental groups have debated the toxicity of its main ingredient, the chemical dioxin, and how it should be regulated. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-dioxin-disease-reproductive-problems.html Medical research Wed, 26 Sep 2012 17:00:15 EST news267894676 A Washington State University researcher has found new evidence that the plastic additive BPA can disrupt women's reproductive systems, causing chromosome damage, miscarriages and birth defects. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-bpa-human-reproduction-chromosomes-disrupting.html Medical research Mon, 24 Sep 2012 15:00:01 EST news267704323 Washington State University researchers have found a cellular mechanism that contributes to the lack of motivation and negative emotions of a cocaine addict going through withdrawal. Their discovery, published in the latest Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, offers a deeper look into the cellular and behavioral implications of addiction. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-cocaine-emotional.html Medical research Mon, 10 Sep 2012 15:00:06 EST news266492009 Researchers have identified a way in which men can develop prostate cancer after contracting trichomoniasis, a curable but often overlooked sexually transmitted disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-mechanism-trichomoniasis-prostate-cancer.html Cancer Thu, 30 Aug 2012 04:05:55 EST news265518177 More than 40 plant-based compounds can turn on genes that slow the spread of cancer, according to a first-of-its-kind study by a Washington State University researcher. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-documents-links-nutrients-genes-cancer.html Cancer Mon, 27 Aug 2012 14:54:51 EST news265298083 A new study finds that fetal exposure to the plastic additive bisphenol A, or BPA, alters mammary gland development in primates. The finding adds to the evidence that the chemical can be causing health problems in humans and bolsters concerns about it contributing to breast cancer. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-bisphenol-mammary-gland-monkeys.html Medical research Mon, 07 May 2012 15:00:15 EST news255606290 Washington State University researchers have found that ovarian disease can result from exposures to a wide range of environmental chemicals and be inherited by future generations. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-environmental-toxicants-ovarian-disease.html Cancer Fri, 04 May 2012 02:20:03 EST news255313823 Researchers at Washington State University have found that a compound in garlic is 100 times more effective than two popular antibiotics at fighting the Campylobacter bacterium, one of the most common causes of intestinal illness. Their work was recently published in the Journal of Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-garlic-compound-source-food-borne-illness.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 01 May 2012 14:05:30 EST news255099884