Can Cannabis Reduce Alcohol Cravings?
Summary: A randomized, placebo-controlled trial found that smoking cannabis containing active THC reduced immediate alcohol cravings and lowered short-term drinking among heavy-drinking…
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How Psychedelics Reshape the Brains of Informed Users
Summary: Research into therapeutic uses of hallucinogens is expanding, but far less is known about the people who experiment with psychedelics recreationally.…
Violent Neighborhoods Raise Hunker-Down Stress Genes in Women
Summary: Chronic neighborhood stress alters gene activity in immune cells among low-income Black mothers living in areas with high violence and poverty.…
Attention Lapses and Media Multitasking Linked to Memory Decline
Summary: New research links multimedia multitasking with memory lapses and reduced attention, revealing physiological markers that predict forgetting. Source: Stanford Researchers at…
How Chronic Stress May Increase Alzheimer’s Risk
Summary: Chronic stress involving the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis may contribute to the development of Alzheimer’s disease, according to researchers. Source: Wiley Chronic…
Electronic Nose Detects Cantaloupe Ripeness
Have you ever picked up a cantaloupe at the store only to find it either overripe or not ripe enough? Researchers at…
How the Brain Regulates Sexual Desire and Behavior
Summary: New research identifies kisspeptin, a brain hormone, as a central regulator of attraction and sexual behavior in female mice. Source: Saarland…
Colored Filters Boost Reading Speed in Children with Dyslexia
Summary: Researchers report that using a green filter can increase reading speed for children with dyslexia. Source: FAPESP. Green filters improve reading…
Aging Revealed: How Our Bodies and Minds Change Over Time
Summary: A 35-year longitudinal study offers new insight into the life transitions people experience from adolescence into midlife. Source: University of Alberta…
Recurrent Stroke Risk in Childhood Cancer Survivors
Most people assume strokes only affect the elderly, but new evidence shows that survivors of childhood cancer face a markedly increased risk…
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