Insufficient evidence to back medical cannabis for insomnia
A new Cochrane review finds that existing evidence is too uncertain to determine whether medical cannabis improves sleep or daytime functioning in people with insomnia.
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Changes in marital status may heighten vulnerability for alcohol-related problems
People who have experienced mixed marital transitions or who have never been married may be more likely to have alcohol-related problems than people with stable marital status. According to a study published in Alcohol: Clinical ...
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Females with autoimmune diseases 'less likely to be believed' than males and face longer diagnostic delays
Females with autoimmune diseases are significantly more likely than males to have their autoimmune disease misdiagnosed as a psychiatric or psychosomatic condition, according to a study of more than 6,600 patients.
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Liver and brain pathways drive distinct symptoms in a rare epilepsy model
A recent study from Johns Hopkins Medicine reveals that pathways in both the liver and brain contribute to different symptoms of the same rare inherited disorder.
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Menopause is marked by a body-wide physiological 'cliff,' study suggests
The final menstrual period is preceded by abrupt "cliff-like" biological changes across multiple body systems, some of which show early signs more than a decade beforehand, according to research published in Nature Medicine. ...
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Early gut microbes help the newborn immune system fight deadly infections, mouse experiments suggest
Babies are born with some immunity, but they do not have as many tools as adults to fight diseases. Exposure to pathogens helps build their immune repertoire, but it also leaves them vulnerable to infection because many immune ...
Stem cell–like tumor state may help identify high-risk small-cell lung cancer
Northwestern Medicine scientists have identified a stem-like state in small-cell lung cancer that distinguishes a group of patients with exceptionally poor outcomes following chemoimmunotherapy, according to a study published ...
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The bacteria on your tongue could be linked to your brainpower
Whether you're a quick or slow thinker depends on several factors, such as the efficiency of the brain's wiring and the amount of gray matter in specific control centers. But there may be another, rather surprising influence, ...
Low levels of blood pressure protein may flag treatment-resistant psychosis
In a preliminary study using blood and spinal fluid samples from 200 people, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they have evidence that a well-studied protein involved in blood pressure regulation may serve as a marker ...
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The shape of water at a key tau hotspot helps drive dementia-linked clumping
Diseases such as Alzheimer's and frontotemporal dementia are considered neurodegenerative tauopathies, in which tau proteins in the brain misfold and lead to cognitive decline. Until now, it has been unclear how misfolded ...
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