Stanford Study Links Marijuana Use To Increased Heart Attack Risk

The researchers also indicate CBD, another key cannabinoid in marijuana, may also have anti-inflammatory effects that could counter the potential cardiovascular effect of THC.

Trial Finds Insulin Nasal Spray May Slow Age-related Cognitive Decline

The results are certainly fascinating but the researchers are cautious to stress there are still lots of questions to answer before some kind of intranasal insulin spray for brain health is available to the elderly.

Scientists Used Brain Scans To See How Magic Mushrooms Battle Depression. Here's What They Found

Psilocybin doesn't dampen brain activity-rather, it "Liberates the entrenched depressed brain, making it more integrated and flexible"

'Landmark' Liver Cancer Treatment Found To Boost Survival Rate In Nearly 90% Of Patients

The procedure being pioneered in the UK involves using two small balloons to divert blood past the liver for an hour while delivering drugs directly into the organ - with the average length of survival among those studied found to be 15 months.

Lifelong Excess Weight Can Nearly Double Risk Of Womb Cancer, Study

Bristol study finds that for every five extra BMI units a woman’s risk of endometrial cancer increases by 88%.