Kats Botanicals • 3rd May 2023

Top 10 Reasons to Love Shilajit

Shilajit is mainly found in the Himalayan Mountains in Asia and the Altai mountains in Eastern Europe; this mineral-packed substance develops in high altitude rocks and sediment over thousands of years. As organic material decomposes, the compounds mix with microbial metabolites and other plant matter. A process of fermentation takes place deep inside this sediment layer. Tectonic plates compress organic plant matter, and the Shilajit oozes out from crevices during the warmer summer months. Shil

Labroots • 30th March 2023

Study Explores the Mood-Enhancing Effects of Matcha | Health And Medicine

Japanese Matcha tea powder is known to boost energy, clarity, and mood. The powder activates dopaminergic neural circuits, and dopamine is a neurotransmitter and hormone that plays an important role in elevating one’s mood. Matcha processed from the leaves of Camellia sinensis may offer an effective natural mood enhancer. Past research studies have indicated that matcha can improve depression in certain mice. A recent study published in Nutrients indicates the potential therapeutic uses of match

Labroots • 23rd December 2022

Study Identifies Three Metabolites That Can be Used as Coffee Biomarkers | Health And Medicine

Researchers from the Leibniz Institute for Food Systems Biology at the Technical University of Munich (LSB) have identified three metabolites that could serve as biomarkers for individual coffee consumption. These metabolites are degradation products developed during coffee roasting, and biomarkers are more reliable than self-reports in terms of accurate amounts of consumed coffee. The results of the study were published in Food Chemistry.

The researchers examined the urine samples of six peopl

Labroots • 3rd December 2022

Hibiscus Treatments to Minimize Alzheimer's Disease Symptoms | Neuroscience

Previous research has shown that hibiscus can boost the immune system, control blood pressure, and reduce body weight. Now, a new study highlights how a flavonoid found in hibiscus called gossypetin can help fight Alzheimer’s disease (AD). A study published in Alzheimer’s Research and Therapy showed that gossypetin protects against AD by enhancing microglial Aβ phagocytosis (the removal of dead or dying neurons).

Gossypetin activates an immune response in which microglia scavenge amyloid-beta (

Gage Cannabis Co. • 26th October 2022

Cannabis Prohibition in The US

Curious about the evolution of cannabis law? Many people are interested in learning more about the history of cannabis prohibition, regulation, and use. As more states legalize medical and recreational cannabis, people are also wondering how a once widely used plant became banned in the United States and most other countries.

Currently, cannabis policy is complicated, because medical and recreational use is legal in many states but still federally illegal. Cannabis has a long and complex regula

Labroots • 28th September 2022

Drinking Tea Shown to Reduce Diabetes | Health And Medicine

Researchers have discovered that drinking at least four cups of tea per day is associated with a 17% lower risk of type 2 diabetes. The findings were presented at the 2022 European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) Annual Meeting in Stockholm. The study also found that drinking specific types of tea was specifically linked to a reduced risk. Black, green and Oolong tea are three specific teas that contain specific properties that prevent diabetes.

The researchers conducted a cohort s

Labroots • 1st July 2022

Firefly Genes Provide Insights into Cannabis Biology | Cannabis Sciences

A team of University of Connecticut researchers are using firefly genes to understand molecular mechanisms involved in trichome development and cannabinoid synthesis. They discovered transcription factors trigger trichome initiation and cannabinoid biosynthesis and published the study in Plants. Transcription factors cause the cannabis flower’s epidermal cells to morph into trichomes, or small glandular hairs or papillae, that produce cannabinoids at later stages of plant maturation. The finding

Labroots • 29th June 2022

How the Brain Makes Sense of Self -Motion While Observing an Object in Motion | Neuroscience

University of Rochester researchers published a study in eLife in which they examined a novel neural mechanism involved in causal inference as the brain detects another object in motion during self-motion. They found a type of neuron with properties that distinguishes between self-motion and the motion of other objects.

The study was focused on what happens when you look at a moving object and experience a disorienting perception of feeling like you are in motion or stationary, with objects mov

Labroots • 28th June 2022

Processing Sad Emotions | Neuroscience

A study published in Communications Biology focused on the neural mechanisms of the pons-corticolimbic network, with specific attention to the role the pons plays in perpetuating sad mood in depression. The study found that the amygdala-pons connectivity in the pons-corticolimbic network was notably stronger in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) than in control group participants. The amygdala-pons connectivity strength correlated with more pronounced depressive symptoms.

Recent clin

Labroots • 24th June 2022

Decrease in Youth Substance Use During the Pandemic | Cannabis Sciences

A review published in Child and Family Disaster Psychiatry found that youth substance use declined during the COVID-19 pandemic. Using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis (PRISMA) to design and execute the review, West Virginia University researchers reviewed 49 studies that focused on adolescent use of alcohol, cannabis, tobacco, and e-cigarette/vaping. The majority of the studies reported reductions in prevalence of all categories of adolescent substance use.

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Labroots • 24th June 2022

The Latest Research on Cannabis Social Equity Programs | Cannabis Sciences

Cannabis social equity programs are designed to increase licensure and employment opportunities for lower income and BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and people of color) communities impacted by cannabis prohibition. As more states legalize cannabis and implement social equity programs for aspiring cannabis business owners impacted by previous cannabis prohibition laws, new challenges face equity applicants and their communities.

A study published in the Journal of Cannabis Research monitored changes

Labroots • 23rd June 2022

Drumming Positively Impacts the Functioning of Youth with Autism | Neuroscience

A study published in Neuroscience explored the effects of drumming on the behavior and brain functioning of autistic teens. The researchers found that drumming for 90 minutes a week reduced hyperactivity and attention deficit in adolescents with autism. Learning musical patterns with tempo, volume, and timing increased the functional connectivity in brain regions responsible for inhibitory control, action-outcome monitoring and self-regulation.

The 32 participants, aged between 16 and 19 years

Labroots • 22nd June 2022

Humans are Hot Headed: A Look into Brain Temperature Variation Research | Neuroscience

A study published in Brain shows that normal human brain temperature varies by region, age, sex, menstrual cycle, and time of day. The research team at the United Kingdom’s Medical Research Council (MRC) Laboratory for Molecular Biology created the first 4D map of a healthy human brain, including temperature.

The study included 114 study participants aged 20-40 years who had suffered from moderate to severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). They were scanned in the morning, afternoon, and late even

Labroots • 17th June 2022

Deep Nerve Stimulation Lowers Blood Pressure | Neuroscience

A recent study published in Frontiers in Neuroscience highlighted deep nerve stimulation’s ability to lower blood pressure. The University of Houston researchers found that systolic blood pressure can be decreased by 10% in 60 minutes and 16% in 120 minutes after nerve stimulation. The results indicate that deep peroneal nerve stimulation (DPNS) creates an immediate and reproducible arterial depressor effect in response to stimulation. These findings have significant implications for treating hy

Labroots • 17th June 2022

Cannabis and Romantic Relationship Perceptions | Cannabis Sciences

A study published in the journal Drug and Alcohol Dependence found that cannabis users may think they have healthy approaches to managing conflict with partners, but scientific observation has suggested otherwise. Researchers from Rutgers University and Mount Holyoke College collaborated to understand how cannabis use might affect a person’s ability to sense relationship tensions. They examined three main indicators of relationship functioning: how satisfied and committed people felt about their

Labroots • 17th June 2022

Projected Increases in Cannabis Use in States Legalizing Recreational Cannabis | Cannabis Sciences

A study published in the scientific journal Addiction found that people will be more likely to use cannabis as their states legalize recreational cannabis. It is the first longitudinal cohort study to examine the relationship between recreational cannabis laws and individual consumption behavior among a nationally representative longitudinal cohort. The study found that changes in behavior at the individual level are associated with changes in their state’s cannabis legal status.

Over 21,863 su

Labroots • 16th June 2022

Long Covid and Sleep Disturbances | Coronavirus

The Cleveland Clinic presented research on long COVID’s effects on sleep during 2022 Sleep Week (the annual meeting of Associated Professional Sleep Societies). The researchers found sleep disturbances prevalent in post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (PASC). PASC or “long COVID” is characterized by prolonged COVID symptoms, and sometimes the emergence of new ones, after recovery from the initial phase of illness. Sleep neurologists call it COVID-somnia, and some PASC patients refer to themselves as

Labroots • 14th June 2022

Advances in Latest Coronavirus Research in the 2022 Ongoing Virtual Event Series | Coronavirus

Labroots hosted its 3rd annual Coronavirus Conference Virtual Event Series on May 4, 2022. The speaker roster for this free conference featured 18 experts from across industry and academic institutions. The event featured keynote addresses, panel presentations, sponsored presentations, a poster session, and exhibit hall.

The presentations included research updates on global SARS-CoV-2 infection rates and treatments. SARS-CoV2 has infected over 500 million people and caused over 6 million deaths

Labroots • 12th June 2022

Cannabis Users Need More Sedation During Gastric Endoscopy | Cannabis Sciences

A presentation at the 2022 Digestive Disease Week showed evidence that cannabis consumers require higher levels of anesthesia in preparation for a gastric endoscopy. This diagnostic procedure involves inserting a small tube attached to a microscopic camera to capture images of the upper digestive tract. During the conscious sedation procedure, the patient is relaxed and comfortable but partially conscious with the help of anesthesia in order to minimize throat irritation and gag reflex caused by

Labroots • 10th June 2022

Are Cannabis Users Nicer? | Cannabis Sciences

A study published in Nature offers evidence that cannabis has a positive effect on the psychosocial health of young adults. Investigators at The University of New Mexico analyzed the psychological functioning of college students who use cannabis. Participants with recent exposure to cannabis scored significantly higher on standardized measurements of prosocial behaviors, empathy, and moral decision-making than those participants who had not consumed cannabis recently. The findings suggest that c

Labroots • 9th June 2022

Dopamine's Effects on Emotion Regulation | Neuroscience

A study published in the Journal of Neuroscience indicated that emotional recognition processes in disorders such as Parkinson’s disease may be impacted by dopamine level changes in the brain. Several neurological conditions such as depression, schizophrenia, and Parkinson’s disease are characterized by dopamine disruption. Although previous research studies have found that dopamine plays a key role in memory, mood, movement, and motivation, this is the first study to connect dopamine with the a

Labroots • 6th June 2022

Price and Convenience: Key Reasons Why People Continue to Buy Illegal Cannabis | Cannabis Sciences

A study published in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs found that price and convenience are the two main reasons why individuals continue to buy cannabis from the black market when they can now obtain legal cannabis in the US and Canada. A majority of study participants reported that cost and access are important considerations when buying cannabis. Living in a remote region with limited or no dispensaries was a significant barrier for many participants. These patterns indicate that th

Labroots • 27th May 2022

Differences in Cannabis Use Among Two- and Four-Year College Students | Cannabis Sciences

A team led by a Washington State University researcher published a study of college students and cannabis use in the Journal of American College Health. 517 students participated in a longitudinal study of two- and four-year students ages 18-23. The findings revealed that four-year college students and university students drank more than community college counterparts, and that two-year students had greater cannabis use than four-year students.

Data from a self-reported questionnaire indicated

Labroots • 27th May 2022

Strong as Steel: Hemp Reinforcing Bar | Plants And Animals

Can hemp building materials prevent dangerous crises such as the recent Surfside building collapse in Miami, or crumbling MICA homes in Ireland? Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute researchers believe that hemp fiber could have a significant impact on the construction industry. They have developed hemp reinforcing bar or “rebar” made from hemp fiber coated with resin or bioplastic, and they claim this hemp rebar is just as strong as the steel rebar often used in cement structures.

Hemp rebar could