Daily use of cannabis is strongly associated with chronic inflammation, study finds

Cannabis use in youth is associated with chronic inflammation

Cannabis use in youth is associated with chronic inflammation - Volume 54 Issue 16

Daily use of cannabis is strongly associated with chronic inflammation, study finds

Recent research has found that individuals who use cannabis daily or nearly daily tend to have elevated levels of soluble urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR), a marker of chronic inflammation. In contrast, less frequent cannabis use was not associated with increased levels of this inflammation indicator. The research was published in Psychological Medicine. Cannabis is a plant genus that includes species such as Cannabis sativa, Can…

Cannabis Use Disorder And Colon Cancer Outcomes

University of California San Diego School of Medicine researchers have linked higher colon cancer mortality with cannabis use disorder (CUD). According to the researchers, CUD patients had a substantially higher five-year mortality rate (55.88 %) compared to patients without cannabis use disorder (5.05 %) Based on the electronic health records of more than 1,000 colon cancer patients […] The post Cannabis Use Disorder And Colon Cancer Outcomes a…

Study: Cannabis Use Linked to Lower Inflammation, No Effect on Insulin Sensitivity

The Marijuana Herald - Marijuana news and information A new study published in The American Journal of Medicine found that regular marijuana use is associated with reduced inflammation, but it does not appear to impact insulin sensitivity. Researchers at the University of Colorado studied healthy adults aged 21 to 40, comparing those who used marijuana at least weekly for a year to those who had not used it at all in the past year. Cannabis user…