Medical Sciences December 12, 2019 – Jessica Skelton Cannabis, alcohol and the developing brain A new UVic study is looking at the potential effects of combining
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News Week: PREGNANT WOMEN ARE USING MARIJUANA FOR MORNING SICKNESS. STUDY ON RATS SUGGESTS THIS COULD AFFECT BABY’S BRAIN
BY KASHMIRA GANDER Using cannabis while pregnant to ease morning sickness could damage the brain of a fetus, scientists who studied rats have warned. Between 2002
The Globe and Mail: What Canada’s doctors are concerned about with marijuana legalization
KELLY GRANT HEALTH REPORTER As Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government tables its long-awaited marijuana legislation, Canada’s doctors have a message about pot: Just because it will eventually
NIH releases first dataset from unprecedented study of adolescent brain development
The National Institutes of Health Tuesday released to the scientific community an unparalleled dataset from the Adolescent Brain Cognitive Development (ABCD) study. To date, more
Want to predict a child’s future health? First measure their stress, says researcher
CBC News We’ve all been told that stress is harmful to our health. But new evidence suggests that children who suffer stressful or traumatic events