A new randomised controlled trial has found promising evidence that the smoking cessation medication varenicline (Chantix/Champix) can help people with cannabis use disorder (CUD) to reduce cannabis use.  CUD is a rising problem globally, partly due to recent legalization in several countries and US states, and until now no medications have been found to treat it. 

Data from a major U.S. clinical trial from the Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology has uncovered a genetic factor that may inform how to optimize the dosing of abiraterone, a widely used hormone treatment for advanced prostate cancer. Published in Clinical and Translational Science, this secondary analysis of Alliance A032201 could lead to more personalized treatments for patients.

Deaf people are at three times higher risk for diabetes, but access to health information in American Sign Language is limited. The first diabetes information website primarily in ASL aims to address this health disparity, including health education videos and a glossary of diabetes-related ASL terms.

Children born to mothers who consume a high-fat, high-sugar diet during pregnancy and breastfeeding face a higher risk of developing fatty liver disease later in life. New research from the University of Oklahoma suggests that risk may be reduced: A study found that supplementing pregnant and lactating mice with a naturally occurring compound produced by healthy gut bacteria significantly lowered rates of fatty liver disease in their offspring as they aged.