Medications

CBD as a painkiller: Efficacy not clinically proven

Cannabidiol (CBD) is marketed by some suppliers as a painkiller, e.g., for osteoarthritis of the knee. Animal experiments have shown that the substance, which is extracted from the hemp plant, has an anti-inflammatory and ...

Medical research

New technology measures blood flow to monitor sickle cell disease

More than 60 years ago, scientists discovered the underlying cause of sickle cell disease: People with the disorder produce crescent-shaped red blood cells that clog capillaries instead of flowing smoothly, like ordinary, ...

Medical research

New research finds cause of morphine side effects

A University of Colorado Boulder-led research team has discovered that two protein receptors in the central nervous system team up to respond to morphine and cause unwanted neuroinflammation, a finding with implications for ...

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