Judith Van Dongen-Washington State

  • A woman working in a warehouse leans on a stack of pallets and closes her eyes.
    jobs

    Night shift work can raise your risk of diabetes and obesity

    “When internal rhythms are dysregulated, you have this enduring stress in your system that we believe has long-term health consequences.”
  • A person with diabetes checks her blood glucose.
    diabetes

    Glucose swings may stymie brain function in people with diabetes

    For people with type 1 diabetes, both blood sugar highs and lows may hamper the brain's ability to quickly process information.
  • Two men walking on a trail through a forest.
    cities

    More green and blue spaces may boost older adult health

    "Loss of our urban green and blue spaces due to rapid urbanization may not just have an environmental impact but could have a public health impact as well."
  • A man yawns and rubs his eye.
    sleep

    Could brain ‘glue’ help people stay awake without getting tired?

    Research in mice suggests that brain cells called astrocytes could be key to staying awake without cost to cognition or health.
  • many disposable cups, one contains pink liquid
    addiction

    Trip to methadone is farther in United States than Canada

    "Our research suggests that the US could benefit from adopting Canada's more flexible regulatory approach to methadone treatment..."
  • A woman reaches for a flower on a plant outside in a garden, her fingers bent from arthritis.
    immune systems

    Team IDs protein behind rheumatoid arthritis damage

    In rheumatoid arthritis, the immune system attacks the body’s own joints. Now, scientists have identified a protein that plays a critical role.
  • A young girl holds a magnifying glass up to her eye.
    autism

    Eye test could screen young kids for autism

    An eye test that measures how pupils change in response to light could be a way to screen young children for autism.