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The Ilse Katz Institute for Nanoscale Science and Technology at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev. Credit: Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs/Flickr/Wikimedia Commons.
National Autism Research Center opens at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev
It will provide access to research for scholars seeking new treatment methods, create shared national databases and distribute information to decision-makers, health-care professionals and the general public.
Pharmicists supply patients with prescribed medical marijuana at the "Tikun Olam" store in Tel Aviv, on April 10, 2016. Tikun Olam Ltd. is the first, largest and foremost supplier of medical cannabis in Israel, and is one of leading medical cannabis companies in the world. April 10, 2016. Photo by Hadas Parush/Flash90.
Israeli study finds cannabis oil improves autism-related symptoms in teens
A new Israeli study shows that more than 80 percent of children with autism-related symptoms who took cannabis oil enjoyed moderate to significant improvement in their condition.
Pharmacists supply patients with prescribed medical cannabis at the Tikun Olam supplier’s store in Tel Aviv, April 10, 2016. Credit: Hadas Parush/Flash90.
Medical cannabis can ‘significantly reduce’ chronic pain for elderly, Israeli researchers find
Medical cannabis therapy can significantly reduce chronic pain in patients 65 years and older without any adverse effects, according to researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) and the Cannabis Clinical Research Institute at Soroka University Medical Center in Beersheva.