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NIH Revolts: Scientists Decry Budget Cuts, RFK Jr. Political Interference, Warn Of Long-Term Public Health Damage
Monday, June 9, 2025 - 3:16pm | 551Over 340 current and recently terminated U.S. National Institutes of Health (NIH) employees have publicly protested the Trump administration's deep cuts to the agency's research budget. What Happened: Reuters noted that more than 60 NIH employees signed a letter, accusing NIH leadership — including...
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Curious About Cannabis Edibles? Fed Health Agency Funds Project To Study Use Among Young Adults
Monday, October 14, 2024 - 8:36pm | 491Washington State University (WSU) researchers have received a $670,000 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to tackle cannabis misuse among young adults. The project, led by Stacey Hust and Jessica Willoughby, will focus on educating college students in three states where cannabis is...
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Robert Kennedy Jr: Trump Wants Him To Help Pick CDC, FDA, and NIH Leaders — 'Unravel The Capture Of Agencies By Corrupt Influence'
Wednesday, September 18, 2024 - 9:20pm | 505Antivaccine advocate and former independent presidential candidate, Robert F. Kennedy Jr., stated that he might be appointed by former President Donald Trump to select leaders for key public health agencies, should the former president win a second term. What Happened: Kennedy Jr. disclosed this...
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Multivitamins Show No Link To 'Lower Risk of Death,' Study Finds
Thursday, June 27, 2024 - 4:01pm | 489Taking a multivitamin once a day has long been considered a path to better health, but a new study refutes that widely held belief. A study published in JAMA Network Open on Wednesday revealed that after tracking nearly 400,000 healthy adults for over 20 years, researchers found no link between...
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Federal Money To Support Research On Psychedelics As Alternative To Pills For Chronic Pain Among The Elderly
Monday, April 29, 2024 - 1:54pm | 448The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently said it will fund clinical trials to exam the safety and efficacy of psychedelic-assisted therapy in older adults with chronic pain, reported Marijuana Moment. According to NIH's Wednesday notice, it intends to direct $8.4 million toward research on...
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Cannabis vs. Alcohol: Which Is Preferable For Better Sleep Among Those Suffering From Anxiety?
Friday, November 24, 2023 - 2:37pm | 521A recent study, funded by the National Institutes of Health and published in the Drug and Alcohol Review, reveals a significant finding: people with anxiety experience better sleep quality when using cannabis compared to alcohol or no substance at all. Researchers from the Universities of...
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Federal Money To Go Toward New Marijuana Research Center: Is The Sum Enough?
Friday, October 27, 2023 - 1:06pm | 856The top national medical research center is reviewing ways to help researchers studying cannabis overcome challenges imposed by federal prohibition. The National Institutes of Health (NIH) issued a notice on Thursday seeking a qualified entity to oversee a new Resource Center for Cannabis and...
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Realm Of Caring Collaborating On Federal Grant For Medicinal Cannabis Research
Wednesday, August 23, 2023 - 9:46am | 411Realm of Caring, a nonprofit dedicated to cannabis research and education, will advance its work into medicinal cannabis through collaborating on a research project supported by a National Institutes of Health (NIH) grant awarded to Johns Hopkins Behavioral Pharmacology Research Unit through the...
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E-Cigarette Use Poses Severe Respiratory Threat To Young People Within 30 Days: Study
Wednesday, August 16, 2023 - 4:29am | 393Research indicates that e-cigarettes can cause respiratory issues in just 30 days of consumption, CNBC reports. Researchers from the Center for Tobacco Research at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center and the Southern California Keck School of Medicine analyzed four years of online...
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New Study: Morphine Use Among Cancer Patients Linked To Bone Loss And Pain, Is Medical Marijuana An Option?
Friday, July 7, 2023 - 7:56pm | 809University of Arizona Health Sciences researchers have found that chronic morphine use may contribute to bone loss and heightened pain, according to a study published in PAIN. While opioids like morphine are commonly used to manage cancer-induced bone pain, the findings shed light on the potential...
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Bipartisan Letter Calls For Including Active Service Members In Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Research
Monday, April 10, 2023 - 1:50pm | 438A bipartisan legislative effort led by Rep. Dan Crenshaw aims to urge the participation of active-duty servicemembers in the National Institutes of Health (NIH)-funded research with psychedelics. The letter, directed to an appropriations subcommittee on Labor, HHS, Education and Related...
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NIDA Director Dr. Nora Volkow Calls For 'Urgent' Research Into Risks Of Regular Cannabis Use, Citing Effects On Brain Development
Wednesday, August 24, 2022 - 9:05am | 838This week, an annual drug use survey Monitoring the Future (MTF), conducted by scientists at the University of Michigan’s Institute for Social Research, Ann Arbor revealed that cannabis and hallucinogen use by young adults (19-30) in the past year reached a historic...
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House Passes Revised Cannabis Research Bill, Senate Expected To 'Move Quickly'
Wednesday, July 27, 2022 - 7:57am | 976The U.S. House of Representatives passed a revised version of the bipartisan marijuana research bill that would substantially expand scientific research on Tuesday, just days following its introduction in Congress. Members approved the measure from Reps. Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) and Andy Harris...
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Government-Funded Smoking Cessation Trial Uses Mydecine's New Psilocybin-Derived MYCO-001, Recently FDA-Approved
Friday, June 17, 2022 - 2:55pm | 415Biotech company Mydecine Innovations Group (OTC: MYCOF) received FDA approval for their novel proprietary MYCO-001. This is the first clearance of the company’s drug product. Mydecine focuses on developing first and second-generation novel therapeutics for the treatment of...
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Cannabis In Cancer Treatment: Feds To Fund New Research In These Areas Of Interest
Monday, May 9, 2022 - 1:54pm | 984In cancer patients, cannabinoids have primarily been used as a part of palliative care to help alleviate pain, reduce inflammation, relieve nausea and stimulate appetite. However, with the field evolving rapidly over the past years, thanks to both legislative efforts and push from marijuana...