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Cannabinoids and hormone receptor-positive breast cancer treatment.

Authors: Luka Dobovišek, Fran Krstanović, Simona Borštnar, Nataša Debeljak
Cancers, 25 February 2020

Breast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer in women worldwide. Approximately 70-80% of BCs express estrogen receptors (ER), which predict the response to endocrine therapy (ET), and are therefore hormone receptor-positive (HR+). Endogenous cannabinoids together with cannabin…

Trends in Cannabis Use Among Older Adults in the United States, 2015-2018.

Authors: Benjamin H. Han, Joseph J. Palamar
JAMA Internal Medicine, 24 February 2020

With the legalization of cannabis in many states for medical and/or recreational purposes, there is increasing interest in using cannabis to treat a variety of long-term health conditions and symptoms common among older adults. The use of cannabis in the past year by adults 65…

Tetrahydrocannabinol and cannabidiol oromucosal spray in resistant multiple sclerosis spasticity: consistency of response across subgroups from the SAVANT randomized clinical trial.

Authors: Sven G. Meuth, Thomas Henze, Ute Essner, Christiane Trompke, Carlos Vila Silván Published in International Journal of Neuroscience Abstract Objective: To determine whether differences in disability status, spasticity severity,…

Factors Moderating the Association Between Cannabis Use and Psychosis Risk: A Systematic Review.

Authors: Sanne J. van der Steur, Albert Batalla, Matthijs G. Bossong Published in Brain Sciences 12 February 2020   Abstract Increasing evidence indicates a relationship between cannabis use and psychosis…

Lifetime Average Cannabis Use in Relation to Hypertriglyceridemic Waist Phenotype in U.S. Adults: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study

Authors: Gerard Ngueta Published in Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research 11 February 2020   Abstract Background and Aims: With a growing number of states legalizing recreational or medical cannabis, prevalence of…