Preparing Medicinal Cannabis for Serious and Complex Illness
By Patrick Blanchard, M.D. Many people who visit a cannabis dispensary for the first time are scared and confused but it’s not their fault. The...
Cannabis use among adults undergoing cancer treatment
Cancer. 2023 Jun 24. doi: 10.1002/cncr.34922. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Little is known about the risks and benefits of cannabis use in the...
Waste nutrient solutions from full-scale open hydroponic cultivation: Dynamics of effluent quality and removal of nitrogen and phosphorus using a pilot-scale sequencing batch reactor
J Environ Manage. 2021 Mar 1;281:111893. doi: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111893. Epub 2021 Jan 9. ABSTRACT Hydroponic cultivation is revolutionizing agricultural crop production techniques all over the world...
Black Soldier Fly-Composted Organic Fertilizer Enhances Growth, Yield, and Nutrient Quality of Three Key Vegetable Crops in Sub-Saharan Africa
Front Plant Sci. 2021 Jun 2;12:680312. doi: 10.3389/fpls.2021.680312. eCollection 2021. ABSTRACT Worldwide, French beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.), and kales (Brassica oleracea...
Exploration of cannabis use and polygenic risk scores on the psychotic symptom progression of a FEP cohort
Psychiatry Res. 2023 May 9;325:115249. doi: 10.1016/j.psychres.2023.115249. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Cannabis use is highly prevalent in first-episode psychosis (FEP) and plays a critical...
The Relationship between Insomnia and the Pathophysiology of Major Depressive Disorder: An Evaluation of a Broad Selection of Serum and Urine Biomarkers
Int J Mol Sci. 2023 May 8;24(9):8437. doi: 10.3390/ijms24098437. ABSTRACT Insomnia exhibits a clinically relevant relationship with major depressive disorder (MDD). Increasing evidence suggests that...
Oxylipin biosynthetic gene families of Cannabis sativa
PLoS One. 2023 Apr 26;18(4):e0272893. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0272893. eCollection 2023. ABSTRACT Cannabis sativa is a global multi-billion-dollar cash crop with numerous industrial uses, including in medicine...
Safety and nutritional assessment of GM plants and derived food and feed: the role of animal feeding trials
Food Chem Toxicol. 2008 Mar;46 Suppl 1:S2-70. doi: 10.1016/j.fct.2008.02.008. Epub 2008 Feb 13. ABSTRACT In this report the various elements of the safety and nutritional...
Insight into the Taxonomic and Functional Diversity of Bacterial Communities Inhabiting Blueberries in Portugal
Microorganisms. 2022 Nov 4;10(11):2193. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms10112193. ABSTRACT Vaccinium myrtillus is a dwarf shrub of the Ericaceae family with a Palearctic distribution, associated with temperate and...
A Comprehensive Study of Therapeutic Applications of Chamomile
Pharmaceuticals (Basel). 2022 Oct 19;15(10):1284. doi: 10.3390/ph15101284. ABSTRACT Chamomile has a long history of traditional medicinal uses. The two commonly used varieties with therapeutic applications...
Insight into the Taxonomic and Functional Diversity of Bacterial Communities Inhabiting Blueberries in Portugal
Microorganisms. 2022 Nov 4;10(11):2193. doi: 10.3390/microorganisms10112193. ABSTRACT Vaccinium myrtillus is a dwarf shrub of the Ericaceae family with a Palearctic distribution, associated with temperate and...
A Comprehensive Study of Therapeutic Applications of Chamomile
Pharmaceuticals (Basel). 2022 Oct 19;15(10):1284. doi: 10.3390/ph15101284. ABSTRACT Chamomile has a long history of traditional medicinal uses. The two commonly used varieties with therapeutic applications...
Omega-3 Fatty Acids for Major Depressive Disorder With High Inflammation: A Randomized Dose-Finding Clinical Trial
J Clin Psychiatry. 2022 Aug 22;83(5):21m14074. doi: 10.4088/JCP.21m14074. ABSTRACT Objective: This study compared the impact of 3 eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) doses versus placebo on inflammatory...
Cerebellar mitochondrial dysfunction and concomitant multi-system fatty acid oxidation defects are sufficient to discriminate PTSD-like and resilient male mice
Brain Behav Immun Health. 2020 Jul 8;6:100104. doi: 10.1016/j.bbih.2020.100104. eCollection 2020 Jul. ABSTRACT The impact of trauma on mental health is complex with poorly understood...
Bioavailability of tomato polyphenols is enhanced by processing and fat addition: Evidence from a randomized feeding trial
Mol Nutr Food Res. 2016 Jul;60(7):1578-89. doi: 10.1002/mnfr.201500820. Epub 2016 May 9. ABSTRACT SCOPE: Tomato contains a variety of phenolics associated with health-promoting properties. However,...