Key brain area plays a crucial role in addiction

By Ana Sandoiu New research finds that the cerebellum, a large part of the human brain that scientists thought was primarily involved in motor control, may

New guidelines may reduce risk of legal marijuana in youth

Dr. Brian Goldman · CBC News · January 21 Bongs or water pipes are generally preferable to avoid smoking marijuana although they increase other risks, the authors of new

Some pregnant women don’t believe cannabis is harmful to their fetus

by University of British Columbia Hamideh Bayrampour, assistant professor in the UBC department of family practice and affiliate investigator at BC Children’s Hospital Research Institute Credit:

Research: The causal web of foetal alcohol spectrum disorders, A review and causal diagram

European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry https://doi.org/10.1007/s00787-018-1264-3 Abstract Foetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASDs) are a leading cause of developmental disability. Prenatal alcohol use is the sole

CanFASD: Four Levels of FASD Prevention 10 years On

In developing a panel presentation at the FASD International conference in 2007, Nancy Poole highlighted why the traditional “primary, secondary, and tertiary” model used for

Medical News Today: Innovative skin patch may offer long-term contraception

Researchers have devised a new technology that may soon enable women to “self-administer long-acting contraceptives” in a matter of seconds. More than 60 percent of women of

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