World’s first cannabis chromosome map reveals the plant’s evolutionary past and points to its future as potential medicine. THC and
Month: November 2018
Playing youth football could affect brain development
Young football players may experience a disruption in brain development after a single season of the sport, according to a
Weight loss procedure shrinks both fat and muscle
Left gastric artery embolization, a novel interventional procedure used to treat obesity, leads to the loss of both fat and
Largest pediatric study shows obesity increases asthma risk in children
Ten percent of pediatric asthma cases could be avoided if childhood obesity were eliminated, according to research led by Nemours
Survey finds 94 percent of Americans waste food at home, but simple changes can help
A new national survey by the American Dairy Association Mideast finds 94 percent of Americans admit to throwing food away
Trazadone associated with similar risk of falls and major fractures as antipsychotics in seniors with dementia
As physicians attempt to decrease antipsychotic use in seniors with dementia, they need to be aware that trazadone, frequently used
How to pay for national pharmacare
A new analysis in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) http://www.cmaj.ca/lookup/doi/10.1503/cmaj.180897 outlines the potential government cost of a national Canadian pharmacare
Virtual models provide real knowledge in the grass family
The structures of flowers and other plant parts represent a rich and complex source of botanical information with great potential
Night shifts and unhealthy lifestyle linked to particularly high risk of type 2 diabetes
The researchers found that the risk of type 2 diabetes is actually higher than simply adding the individual risks associated
MIT engineers fly first-ever plane with no moving parts
Since the first airplane took flight over 100 years ago, virtually every aircraft in the sky has flown with the
