Cannabis blunts the brain’s motivation system
Researchers found that dopamine levels in a part of the brain called the striatum were lower in people who smoke more cannabis and those who began taking the drug at… read more.
Researchers found that dopamine levels in a part of the brain called the striatum were lower in people who smoke more cannabis and those who began taking the drug at… read more.
Last year the UK government reclassified cannabis from a class C to a class B drug, partly out of concerns that cannabis, especially the more potent varieties, may… read more.
This is despite national downward trends in alcohol mortality, says authors. There has been a “worrying” increase in alcohol related deaths among young women in England and Scotland,… read more.
This is despite national downward trends in alcohol mortality, says authors. There has been a “worrying” increase in alcohol related deaths among young women in England and Scotland,… read more.
The scientific community have long debated the causal relationship betweencannabis use and the risk factor for psychotic illnesses such as schizophrenia. Both sides of this controversial subject are put… read more.
Breaking a sweat while working out regularly may reduce your risk of stroke, according to new research in the American Heart Association journal Stroke.
A review of the presentation by Jaume Capdevila, Barcelona Spain. Unfortunately Neuroendocrine tumours (NETs) are often advanced at the time of diagnosis and the 5 year survival ranges… read more.
The new study, which was led by Professor Carol Brayne, of the Cambridge Institute of Public Health (CIPH), University of Cambridge, UK, is part of the Medical Research… read more.
New research from a study of over 73,000 patients. People with high blood pressure, who don’t take their anti-hypertensive drug treatments when they should, have a greatly increased… read more.
Taken from JAMA – by Bruce Sylvester – After analyzing data on nearly 60,000 patients with acute ischemic stroke, researchers report that thrombolytic treatment initiated sooner correlates to… read more.
Taken from the BMJ – by Bruce Sylvester – The most common type of eating disorder diagnosed in the UK is not bulimia or anorexia, but, rather, “eating… read more.
Taken from the Lancet – by Bruce Sylvester – High doses of some non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) increase the risk of major vascular events (non-fatal heart attacks, strokes,… read more.
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