National Institutes of Health

Over 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...

Washington 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...

Antivaccine 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...

Taking 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...

The 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...

A 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...

The 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...

Realm 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...

Research 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...

University 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...

A 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...

This 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...

The 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...

Biotech 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...

In 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...