THC, CBD, cannabis, weed, medical marijuana. The term “marijuana” is associated with a giant cloud of terms, but do we actually know the real definitions behind these buzzwords? Marijuana and cannabis describe two different substances. Cannabis refers to a slew of chemical products originating from the Cannabis sativa plant. Marijuana, on the other hand, only

New research suggests that childhood home environments may have a say in the aging process. Adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) are potentially traumatic events. They include all forms of abuse and neglect, but there are other ACEs such as exposure to parental substance use and parental incarceration. ACEs can have physical, mental, and emotional effects that

About one in every third person in the United States will be diagnosed with cancer at some point in their lives, an alarming statistic reported by the American Cancer Society. Although it is a largely researched topic, there are many gaps in the understanding of metastasis, or the spread of cancer to other parts of