Node Smith, ND A shift from brain systems controlling reward-driven use to habit-driven use differentiates heavy cannabis users who are addicted to the drug from users who aren’t, according [...]

Node Smith, ND A study that started in 1985 followed some 50 people who had become anorexic in their teens. It shows that 30 years later, the majority were healthy but some had persistent eating [...]

Tolle Totum Lauren (McKinney) Mandych Paul Epstein, ND Before every session, I take a moment to remember my humanity. There is no experience that this man has that I cannot share with him, no [...]

Node Smith, ND A recent report from Rutgers University showed that pre-schoolers in New Jersey have the highest rates of autism ever seen in the United States. This observation is against a [...]

Student Scholarship – 1st Place Research Review Cecilia L. Stevens, PhD Shabita Teja, BPharm, ND Chronic pain is commonly defined as any pain lasting longer than 12 weeks in duration. This [...]

Node Smith, ND A recent study suggests that gut-directed hypnotherapy may serve as an effective new treatment option for individuals suffering from irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).1 The study also [...]

Student Scholarship Honorable Mention Maryellen Tedeschi, ND, BSc (Hons) Yana Gutmakher Erin Truscott-Brock, ND Cellulite is a normal physiologic change in skin texture, colloquially termed [...]

Student Scholarship Honorable Mention Terri Bugg, ND Patricia J. Rennie, ND Morphea, also known as localized scleroderma, is a rare disease with an incidence rate of 3 in 100 000 and a prevalence [...]

Node Smith, ND An interesting study recently suggests that bile acids may have an effect on the brain, which may help with the treatment of drug addiction.1 Bile acids, synthesized in the liver, [...]

Node Smith, ND A study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (JAACAP) has shown that for most children experiencing anxiety disorders, conditions [...]