Clinical Takeaway A 15-year Canadian cohort study tracked adolescents into early adulthood to examine how body image concerns and disordered eating in youth contribute to later eating disorders, mental health conditions, and...
`Endocannabinoid System Research: Cannabis PTSD Meta-Analysis`
Clinical Takeaway People with PTSD and co-occurring substance use disorders who also use cannabis can still benefit meaningfully from trauma-focused treatments. Clinicians should not withhold or delay evidence-based PTSD care based on...
`Endocannabinoid System Research: Athlete Mental Health`
Clinical Takeaway Retired professional athletes from high contact team sports like football, rugby, and ice hockey face elevated rates of depression, anxiety, and cognitive concerns compared to the general population. Key factors...
Endocannabinoid System Research: Cannabinoids in Pediatrics
Clinical Takeaway Cannabinoids have been studied across a range of pediatric medical conditions, with this living systematic review identifying 276 relevant studies from nearly 37,000 citations, spanning interventional trials, observational research, surveys,...
`Endocannabinoid System Trial: Cannabis for Chronic Back Pain`
Clinical Takeaway In this phase 3 randomized controlled trial, 820 adults with chronic low back pain received either VER-01, a full-spectrum cannabis extract, or placebo over a 12-week double-blind period, followed by...
Endocannabinoid System Research: Cannabis Use & Child ASD
Clinical Takeaway Children exposed to cannabis during the peripregnancy period showed associations with behavioral and developmental differences in offspring, and these associations varied depending on whether ASD symptoms were present. The findings...
Endocannabinoid System: Cannabis & Maternal Cytokines
Clinical Takeaway Cannabis use during pregnancy is linked to measurable suppression of key immune signaling proteins (cytokines) in the mother’s bloodstream. Because these cytokines play a critical role in supporting a healthy...
Endocannabinoid System Research: Cannabis Use in Pregnancy
Clinical Takeaway Children born to mothers who used cannabis during pregnancy showed a small but measurable increase in risk for both autism spectrum disorder and ADHD, based on pooled data from 13...
Endocannabinoid System Research: Cannabis for Autism
Clinical Takeaway Cannabinoid-based treatments, including CBD-rich preparations, have shown early promise for reducing certain behavioral symptoms in autism spectrum disorder, such as irritability, hyperactivity, and sleep disturbances. The evidence comes from a...
Endocannabinoid System & Teen Mental Health Risk Factors
Clinical Takeaway Adolescents with depression, generalized anxiety, social anxiety, and panic symptoms were more likely to initiate and increase cannabis use over an 18-month follow-up period. This longitudinal evidence supports the self-medication...