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Psychology & Psychiatry

Medicinal cannabis linked to long-term benefits in health-related quality of life

Patients prescribed medicinal cannabis in Australia maintained improvements in overall health-related quality of life (HRQL), fatigue, and sleep disturbance across a one-year period, according to a study published in the ...

Neuroscience

Alcohol's lasting impact: Study reveals how heavy drinking damages cognition

For the first time, researchers demonstrate in an animal how heavy alcohol use leads to long-term behavioral issues by damaging brain circuits critical for decision-making.

Medical research news

Biomedical technology

Smart skin sensor offers real-time infection detection

An international team led by researchers from the Universitat Rovira i Virgili (URV) has developed an innovative piece of equipment in the field of medical technology: an intelligent device capable of monitoring the temperature ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Study identifies brain areas that influence political intensity

A person's level of political engagement can be informed by myriad factors, from education to environment. Now, a new study—published in the journal Brain and led by Northwestern University and Shirley Ryan AbilityLab—has ...

Alzheimer's disease & dementia

One in five people with dementia receive no care, global study finds

As the world's population rapidly ages, a new study led by researchers at the Yale School of Public Health finds that people living with dementia are struggling at an alarming rate. Heightening the sense of despair was an ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Could birth control raise depression risk in new mothers?

Copenhagen University Hospital–Rigshospitalet and collaborating Danish universities have conducted statistical research suggesting that starting hormonal contraceptive (HC) use postpartum is associated with a 49% higher ...

Oncology & Cancer

Lung cancer screening lags behind breast and colorectal screenings

Lung cancer screening has the potential to catch lung cancer early and save lives—but only if people get screened. Although lung cancer screening is recommended in the U.S. for certain individuals with a history of smoking, ...