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Washington State University Researchers have recently begun merging elements of aging neuroscience and cutting edge technology to help aging seniors live at home independently for as long as possible. The main goal of the WSU Pullman researchers is to make a prototype "smart home" that would use technology such as movement sensors to help seniors remain safe and healthy while living independently.  

Science Research at Washington State University, Pullman has led to a new imaging technology for prostate cancer as well as several potential treatments. The technology uses a protein found only on the surface of prostate cancer cells called PSMA (Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen) as a target for compounds that can lead to easy detection of tumors or even destroy the tumors themselves. 

Over the past year Washington State's Professional Science Master's program has enjoyed incredible success. The program was launched last May in the School of Molecular Biosciences and was designed to train students in successful business practices and bioscience simultaneously. The program was the first of its kind in the state and was so successful that WSU plans to expand it into its several new research programs including bio-products, environmental sustainability and health informatics.