Science related (Medical) Almost Half of U.S. Cancer Doctors in Survey Feel Unprepared to Recommend Marijuana by Sophia Vida May 11, 2018 According to a survey published Thursday in the Journal of Clinical Oncology, nearly half of the cancer doctors in the United States who responded to a survey do not feel prepared when it comes to medicinal marijuana use but are r...
Science related (Medical) University of Utah Wants to Study Effect of Marijuana on the Brain by Sophia Vida April 30, 2018 Researchers at the University of Utah may soon be seeing the impacts marijuana has on the human brain and if the medical benefits of the drug outweigh the risks. Jeffrey Anderson, who is a professor of Radiology and Imaging Ser...
Science related (Medical) This University Will See if Marijuana Can Help Insomniacs Catch Some Zzzz’s by Sophia Vida April 30, 2018 University of Western Australia researchers are investigating whether or not marijuana can help chronic insomniacs sleep better. The world's first trial will see if medicinal cannabis works on one-in-three Australians who regul...
Science related (Medical) New Study Finds that Marijuana Users May Not be That Forgetful by Sophia Vida April 27, 2018 There is a stereotype that shows marijuana users as absent-minded and forgetful individuals. This stereotype may have been debunked by a new study which was published March 27 in the journal Frontiers in Psychiatry. Prospective...
Science related (Medical) UC San Diego to Use Marijuana Compound to Treat Severe Autism in Kids by Sophia Vida April 26, 2018 Children who have severe autism are the ones that are in crucial need of help and UC San Diego is going to try to help them. The educational institute will try to alleviate severe autism in children through a project that is be...
Science related (Medical) Dr. Sanjay Gupta Has a Message for Jeff Sessions about Marijuana by Sophia Vida April 24, 2018 Chief medical correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta had quite a lot to say to Jeff Sessions, the current Attorney General of the United States. According to Gupta, medical marijuana could save thousands of lives each year. As part of ...
Science related (Medical) Study Shows Marijuana Helps Treat Symptoms of Stress, Anxiety, and Depression by Sophia Vida April 21, 2018 According to new research, there are some types and amounts of marijuana that seem to work the best in treating symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depression. The study was conducted at Washington State University and is based on...
Science related (Medical) Government Approval of Epilepsy Marijuana Medication Receives Support from FDA by Sophia Vida April 20, 2018 Thirteen advisers at the Food and Drug Administration unanimously supported the first ever government approval of a drug made from cannabis on Thursday. The medication, called Epidiolex, could be on its way to being cleared by ...
Science related (Medical) Obstructive Sleep Apena Should Not be Treated with Medical Cannabis by Sophia Vida April 17, 2018 According to the American Academy of Sleep Medicine (AASM), medical cannabis and synthetic marijuana extracts should not be used to treat obstructive sleep apnea. It was last November that the Minnesota Department of Health sai...
Science related (Medical) Does Marijuana Appear in Breast Milk? by Sophia Vida April 10, 2018 Many women wonder if they smoke marijuana, will it also show up in their breast milk. The answer is yes according to a new study that was published April 9 in the journal Obstetrics and Gynecology. Thomas Hale, director of the ...