“a short course (8 weeks) of THC-rich cannabis produced significant clinical, steroid-free benefits to 10 of 11 patients with active Crohn’s disease, compared with placebo, without side effects.” Naftali, T., […]
Does access to medical marijuana reduce opioid deaths?
“The three studies ‘tell a similar story,’ said Pacula: After medical marijuana comes to a state, ‘fewer people are dying’ of opioid overdoses. ‘If it were just one study, or […]
Call to Action on Neurotoxin Exposure in Pregnant Women and Children
“After reviewing evidence for brain and nervous system effects of more than 10 different chemical groups from studies of early life exposures and child development, the group—dubbed Project TENDR—called out […]
Pharma Company Funding Anti-Pot Fight Worried About Losing Business, Filings Show
“Pharmaceutical executives who recently made a major donation to an anti-marijuana legalization campaign claimed they were doing so out of concern for the safety of children — but their investor […]
Newborn Gut Microbiome Predicts Later Allergy and Asthma, Study Finds
“the microbial diversity analysis showed that these infants were missing certain normal gut bacteria and also that they possessed abnormally high levels of certain resident fungal species. […] “‘Humans have […]
How the sugar industry has distorted health science for more than 50 years
“Through an examination of archival documents, the JAMA paper shows how a sugar trade association helped boost the hypothesis that eating too much saturated fat was the major cause of […]
Farmed Salmon Changing Genetics of Wild Salmon
“In this study, the authors show that half of the wild salmon populations in Norway are genetically changed from genetic introgression of farmed salmon.”
Study finds insecticide hurts queen bees’ egg-laying abilities
“The world’s best-selling insecticide may impair the ability of a queen honey bee and her subjects to maintain a healthy colony, says new research led by a University of Nebraska-Lincoln […]
Study shows how Chinese medicine kills cancer cells
“We showed that the patterns of gene expression triggered by CKI affect the same pathways as western chemotherapy but by acting on different genes in the same pathways,” says Professor […]