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- Cannabis legalization decreases stock market value of major pharmaceutical firms http://news.unm.edu/news/cannabis-legalization-decreases-the-stock-market-value-of-major-pharmaceutical-firms 211 comments
- UNM researchers document the first use of maize in Mesoamerica http://news.unm.edu/news/releases-20200601-6803126 7 comments
- Environmental injustice closely tied to gender violence, new UNM paper argues https://news.unm.edu/news/environmental-injustice-closely-tied-to-gender-violence-new-unm-paper-argues 13 comments science
- Consuming cannabis flowers can help provide relief from symptoms of fatigue, a new study reports. As part of the study, researchers showed that over 91 percent of people in the study sample that used cannabis flower to treat fatigue reported symptom improvement. http://news.unm.edu/news/new-research-shows-cannabis-flower-is-effective-for-treating-fatigue 25 comments science
- Recreational Cannabis legalization increases employment in counties with dispensaries https://news.unm.edu/news/recreational-cannabis-legalization-increases-employment-in-counties-with-dispensaries 2 comments business
- Recreational Cannabis legalization increases employment in counties with dispensaries https://news.unm.edu/news/recreational-cannabis-legalization-increases-employment-in-counties-with-dispensaries 10 comments economy
- Study: Recreational cannabis legalization increases employment in counties with dispensaries. Researchers found no evidence of declines in worker productivity—suggesting that any negative effects from cannabis legalization are outweighed by the job growth these new markets create. https://news.unm.edu/news/recreational-cannabis-legalization-increases-employment-in-counties-with-dispensaries 1265 comments science
- Cannabis hemp oil effectively treats chronic neuropathic pain. Researchers showed that Cannabis hemp oil reduced mechanical pain sensitivity 10-fold for several hours in mice with chronic post-operative neuropathic pain. https://news.unm.edu/news/legal-cannabis-hemp-oil-effectively-treats-chronic-neuropathic-pain 74 comments science
- Legal Cannabis hemp oil effectively treats chronic neuropathic pain https://news.unm.edu/news/legal-cannabis-hemp-oil-effectively-treats-chronic-neuropathic-pain 26 comments science
- Cannabis is effective at reducing pain, and may be an alternative to opioids, with relatively minimal negative side effects, suggests new study of mobile app data, which found that the average user had a 3-point drop in pain suffering on a 0-10 point scale immediately following cannabis consumption. https://news.unm.edu/news/unm-study-confirms-cannabis-flower-is-an-effective-mid-level-analgesic-medication-for-pain-treatment 174 comments science
- Contrary to popular media and scientific dogma, a new study found that psychoactive chemical, tetrahydrocannabinol or “THC,” showed the strongest correlation for therapeutic effects in cannabis, with far less evidence for the benefits of relying on the more socially acceptable cannabidiol or “CBD.” https://news.unm.edu/news/notorious-psychoactive-chemical-thc-more-important-for-therapeutic-effects-in-cannabis-than-previously-believed 2 comments science
- Medical cannabis provides immediate symptom relief across dozens of health symptoms with relatively minimal negative side effects, finds a new study based on patient-reported data (n=2,830). http://news.unm.edu/news/innovative-study-shows-medical-cannabis-effective-in-treating-a-wide-range-of-health-conditions 1818 comments science
- New research suggests sea levels were surprisingly stable during the last interglacial period, between 127,000 and 116,000 years ago. The interglacial period was the last time Earth was as warm as it is now. It was also the last time sea levels were as high as they are now. https://news.unm.edu/news/unm-usf-scientists-find-stable-sea-levels-during-last-interglacial 13 comments science
- Study finds legal cannabis may reduce use of opioids and other dangerous prescription drugs http://news.unm.edu/news/study-finds-legal-cannabis-may-reduce-use-of-dangerous-prescription-drugs 1058 comments science
- For the first time ever, astronomers say they’ve been able to observe and measure the orbital motion between two supermassive black holes hundreds of millions of light years from Earth – a discovery more than a decade in the making http://news.unm.edu/news/groundbreaking-discovery-confirms-existence-of-orbiting-supermassive-black-holes#.wvlidmt_c0u.reddit 7 comments science
- A new scientific paper published, is shedding light on a strange force impacting particles at the smallest level of the material world. The findings relate to an area of theoretical nanophotonics and quantum theory known as the Casimir Effect http://news.unm.edu/news/unm-physicist-discovers-strange-forces-acting-on-nanoparticles 172 comments science
- The key to a better mood for young men is a nut http://news.unm.edu/news/the-key-to-a-better-mood-for-young-men-is-a-nut 3 comments science
- Dinos neither warm nor cold blooded but in between http://news.unm.edu/news/mesothermy-in-the-mesozoic:-unm-researchers-untangle-energetics-of-extinct-dinosaurs 3 comments science
- Girls' mental health suffers when romance unfolds differently than they imagined: A new study reveals that for adolescent girls, having a romantic relationship play out differently than they imagined it would, has negative implications for their mental health http://news.unm.edu/news/girls-mental-health-suffers-when-romance-unfolds-differently-than-they-imagined 10 comments science