Teen cannabis use alters brain development and raises addiction risk – News-Medical.Net
Cannabis effects on teenage brain development present unique clinical concerns during critical neurodevelopmental windows. Adolescent cannabis exposure can disrupt normal brain maturation and increase addiction risk. Understanding these developmental…
UCSD study links teen cannabis use to slower cognitive development, researchers weigh risks
New UCSD research exploring teen cannabis use cognitive development adds to our understanding of adolescent brain health risks. The study contributes valuable longitudinal data while highlighting the complexity of establishing definitive causal…
Cannabis Use Disorder Carries Greater Psychiatric Risk in Adolescents Than Adults, Johns Hopkins Study Finds
"The relationship between cannabis use disorder and psychiatric outcomes is nuanced and varies significantly by age and comorbidity... These results should not be interpreted as cannabis being 'safe,' but rather that risk is relative and…
Prenatal THC exposure and binge-like alcohol drinking in early adolescence: From sex-specific drinking vulnerability to abnormal endocannabinoid-dopamine nexus in the nucleus accumbens.
Preclinical research reveals that prenatal THC exposure disrupts developing brain reward circuits and increases adolescent alcohol drinking vulnerability through sex-specific changes in endocannabinoid-dopamine signaling. These findings support clinical…
Endocannabinoid System Research: Pregnancy Cannabis Effects
Clinical Takeaway Clinical Takeaway: Maternal cannabis use during pregnancy is associated with a modest increased risk of autism spectrum disorder and a smaller increased risk of ADHD in offspring, based on meta-analysis of observational data. These…
Endocannabinoid System in Autism Development
Clinical Takeaway Maternal cannabis use during pregnancy was associated with increased behavioral and developmental concerns in children, with stronger associations observed in children who had autism spectrum disorder symptoms compared to those without.…
Endocannabinoid System Effects: Cannabis in Pregnancy Study
Clinical Takeaway Maternal cannabis use during pregnancy shows associations with modestly increased risks of autism spectrum disorder (30% increased risk) and ADHD (13% increased risk) in offspring, based on current observational evidence. These findings…
Endocannabinoid System in Child Development
Clinical Takeaway Clinical Takeaway: Maternal cannabis use during peripregnancy (3 months before conception through delivery) showed associations with behavioral and developmental outcomes in young children, with different patterns observed between…
Endocannabinoid System and Prenatal Cannabis: Clinical Research
Clinical Takeaway Clinical Takeaway Pregnant women who use cannabis have offspring with modestly increased risks of autism spectrum disorder (30% higher) and ADHD (13% higher) based on observational data, though these associations are small and causation…
Natasha Wade, PhD, highlights slower cognitive growth after teen cannabis use
✦ New CED Clinical Relevance #70Notable Clinical Interest Emerging findings or policy developments worth monitoring closely. ⚒ Cannabis News | CED Clinic Adolescent DevelopmentCognitive…