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A synthetic form of THC, the active ingredient in cannabis, is an effective anti-depressant at low doses.

A video game to help train people to change their perception of social threats and boost their self-confidence has now been shown to reduce the production of the stress-related hormone cortisol.

Treatment with a derivative of vitamin A called retinoic acid was associated with reduced lung cell growth in a group of former heavy smokers, according to a study published online October 30 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute.Former smokers remain at elevated risk for lung cancer. According to one hypothesis, lung cells that were damaged during years of smoking may continue to grow and evolve into cancer even after that person has quit smoking. [click link for full article]

No relationship was found between vitamin D levels and the overall risk of dying from cancer, according to a study published online October 30 in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute. However, higher vitamin D levels were associated with a decreased risk of colorectal cancer death.Several epidemiological studies have supported the hypothesis that that vitamin D can reduce cancer mortality by decreasing cancer incidence or improving survival. [click link for full article]

Reacting to the announcement of the Nutrition Action Plan by Health Minister Ivan Lewis, Paul Cann, director of policy at Help the Aged, says:’Today’s action plan is good news - it shows the Government is committed to nutrition for the most vulnerable. But it is sad to think that there still needs to be this emphasis on making improvements in what should be a basic level of care and support for hospital patients. [click link for full article]

A new US study has concluded that Vitamin D has no effect on the overall risk of dying from cancer although higher levels of the vitamin may be linked with a decreased risk of dying from colorectal cancer. This finding contradicts the findings of some other studies. [click link for full article]

BAPEN’s new web-based information resource Organisation of Food and Nutrition Support in Hospitals (OFNoSH) is freely available to download at http://www.bapen.org.uk. The resource will help Hospital Boards and senior staff tasked with overseeing nutritional care to ensure that the appropriate infrastructure, processes and resources are in place. [click link for full article]

The next cancer drug might come straight from the grocery store, according to new research published in the November 2007 issue of The FASEB Journal. In the study, French scientists describe how high and low doses of polyphenols have different effects. Most notably, they found that very high doses of antioxidant polyphenols shut down and prevent cancerous tumors by cutting off the formation of new blood vessels needed for tumor growth. [click link for full article]

“Nutritional Care has reached a ‘tipping-point’,” says Professor Marinos Elia, Chair of BAPEN. “Nutritional Care in all its forms - from help with eating, special diets or complex artificial tube feeding - is no longer a ‘nice to have’. Nutritional Care is a ‘MUST have’ to be embedded in all health and social care policy and practice in all community, housing, care and hospital settings - for all age groups. [click link for full article]

In a prospective study, serum vitamin D levels were unrelated to cancer mortality, but colon cancer levels were lower among those with higher serum vitamin D levels.