Marijuana Kills Cancer Cells, Admits the U.S. National Cancer Institute
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National legalization of marijuana may be drawing a smidgeon closer.
The National Cancer Institute (NCI), one of the federal government sponsored agencies, has just updated the FAQs on its website to include recent studies on marijuana showing that it can and has killed cancer cells.
These are the findings of studies NCI have included:
Cannabinoids may
inhibit tumor growth by causing cell death, blocking cell growth, and blocking the development of blood vessels needed by tumors to grow. Laboratory and animal studies have shown that cannabinoids may be able to kill cancer cells while protecting normal cells.
TikTok is a great place to go for life hacks both health-related and otherwise but since viral content on the platform isn’t fact-checked, it’s always good to double-check what you’re hearing in those TikTok videos that pop up in your group chat. Case in point: This TikTok that claims that taking Mucinex yes, the cough medicine can help you get pregnant.
The creator of the TikTok, @juliasendojourney, whose real name is Julia Schuller, explained in her video that while Mucinex D helped her feel better while she had COVID-19, it also helped with some other things. It helps you get pregnant, she whispered to the camera.
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If you frequently ask friends to repeat themselves you could be suffering from hearing loss, and you would not be alone. Research shows that hearing loss is prevalent among a third of all adults over age 65, and nearly half of those aged 75 and above.
Hearing loss is often ignored, even though there is a growing body of scientific evidence that shows that untreated hearing loss can play a significant role in the onset of dementia in older adults. Back in 2012, a study called ‘Hearing Loss and Incident Dementia’ published in the
US National Library of Medicine pointed out that “Hearing loss is independently associated with incident all-cause dementia. Whether hearing loss is a marker for early-stage dementia or is actually a modifiable risk factor for dementia deserves further study.” Yet, if treated in time, hearing loss could be delayed or prevented.
1 in 7 studies in nutrition journals have food industry ties
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Nutrition studies with industry ties were more than five times more likely to report results that favored food industry interests (55.6% vs. 9.7%), according to a recent study. Photo by Africa Studio/Shutterstock
It s common for studies in leading nutrition journals to have ties with the food industry, and such studies are more likely to have findings that support industry interests, researchers report.
They reviewed all peer-reviewed studies published in 2018 in the 10 most-cited nutrition and diet-related academic journals.
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The researchers found that 13.4% of the more than 1,400 studies reported that they had connections with the food industry, such as funding from food makers or authors linked with food companies.