Sleeping enough improves long-term memory’s stress resistance

Posted on July 20, 2015July 20, 2015 by Dr. Howard Chusid

Study Objective: Our study sought to investigate the role of nocturnal sleep duration for the retrieval of oversleep consolidated memories, both prior to and after being cognitively stressed for ~30 minutes the next morning. Sleeping enough protects the long-term memory against stress, says a small Swedish study published in “Sleep”. According to the study’s authors, when Read more about Sleeping enough improves long-term memory’s stress resistance[…]

Steroids for muscle growth have a negative impact on memory

Posted on July 13, 2015 by Dr. Howard Chusid

Background: This study compared a group of 47 regular gym users who take androgenic-anabolic steroids (the AAS group) as part of their recreational sport, with a group of 48 regular gym users who do not use AAS (the Non-AAS group) on self-reports of Retrospective memory (RM), executive function (EF) and prospective memory (PM), which are Read more about Steroids for muscle growth have a negative impact on memory[…]

Here’s What Marijuana Does to Breast Cancer

Posted on July 12, 2015 by Dr. Howard Chusid

It’s not necessarily news that cannabis may be helpful in treating cancer, specifically breast cancer, but research is building to support that theory. Now, researchers are gaining a more nuanced understanding of how cannabis can help treat these cancers. According to research from the California Pacific Medical Research Center published last year, CBD, the Read more about Here’s What Marijuana Does to Breast Cancer[…]