WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 [Category: Sociological] -- The National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws posted the following news release: * * * Analysis: Medical Cannabis Products Provide Sustained Improvements in Patients With Chronic Pain, Anxiety, and Depression * Toronto, Canada: Patients authorized to use medical cannabis products experience sustained improvements in their pain, anxiety, depression, and quality of life, according to observational data published in the Canadian Journ  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 -- Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * Boozman, Blumenthal Lead Bipartisan Push to Secure Toxic Exposure Benefits for K2 Veterans * WASHINGTON- U.S. Senators John Boozman (R-AR), Veterans' Affairs Committee Ranking Member Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL) and Angus King (I-ME) led a formal request for the Department of Defense to review and confirm the presence of radiation and toxic substances at the Karshi Khanabad (K2  more

BLOOMINGTON, Indiana, Feb. 13 (TNSjou) -- Indiana University issued the following news: * * * Researchers identify promising Alzheimer's disease drug target Indiana University School of Medicine scientists have identified a promising drug target for Alzheimer's disease. The team found that removing an enzyme from neurons in the brain substantially reduces amyloid plaques -- a hallmark characteristic of the disease -- and may provide further resilience against disease progression. Over the pa  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 12 [Category: Medical] -- Optica, formerly the Optical Society, posted the following news release: * * * Light-based sensor detects early molecular signs of cancer in the blood * Sensor combines DNA technology and quantum dots to detect ultra-low biomarker levels; potential applications in early cancer diagnosis, disease monitoring and virus detection WASHINGTON -Researchers have developed a highly sensitive light-based sensor that can detect extremely low concentrations of  more

SWINDON, England, Feb. 13 -- The Medical Research Council, a part of UK Research and Innovation, issued the following news: * * * Scientists' chemical breakthrough sheds light on origins of life Researchers at the MRC Laboratory of Molecular Biology (LMB) have discovered a tiny RNA molecule that could explain how life on Earth began. The findings, published today in the journal Science, reveal the team has identified a remarkably small ribonucleic acid (RNA) molecule, named QT45, that can co  more

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, Feb. 13 -- Michigan Medicine, the academic medical center of the University of Michigan, issued the following news release: * * * Life-destroying addiction can start at a corner store A patient, his doctor and other experts warn of dangers of 7-OH, which is touted as a derivative of kratom and is widely available, but packs far more opioid danger Author: Kara Gavin When Nathan B. got a free sample pill from his local smoke shop clerk, he never imagined that it would lea  more

BIDDEFORD, Maine, Feb. 13 (TNSjou) -- The University of New England issued the following news: * * * UNE researcher leads identification of novel biomarker for detection of toxic agricultural pesticide More than six decades after Rachel Carson's "Silent Spring" awakened the world to the invisible fallout of industrial pesticides, Carson's warnings about the effects of such organophosphate contamination continues to reverberate. Carson's timely work focused primarily on the devastating envir  more

SYDNEY, Australia, Feb. 12 (TNSjou) -- The University of Technology Sydney issued the following news: * * * Study reveals the gene networks driving sex differences in respiratory health A new study has confirmed that male and female lungs are "wired differently" at the molecular level, providing further evidence supporting sex-inclusive respiratory disease research and treatment. Led by researchers from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) and Woolcock Institute of Medical Research, the  more