CHS is a condition marked by abdominal pain, nausea, and persistent vomiting linked to prolonged heavy cannabis use. This ...
When faced with chronic stress, why do some people develop anxiety and depressive symptoms while others show resilience? The results of studies in mice, headed by researchers at Université Laval, ...
A recent study published in the British Journal of Pharmacology looked into how psychedelics like LSD can affect the biological endocannabinoid system, otherwise targeted by cannabis compounds, which ...
An evidence-based exploration of how culinary botanicals synergize with cannabinoids to create pharmacologically active, ...
In From Bud to Brain, I traced how marijuana research gradually morphed from focusing on the cannabis plant (botany) to exploring the brain’s natural endocannabinoid system (neuroscience) and, ...
The first thing that comes to mind for most people when thinking about the term cannabinoid is the best-known representative of the substance group—tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC. THC is the principal ...
Poster presentation details screening approach allowing selection of candidate molecules applicable to dry eye disease and chronic ocular pain, with potential to identify therapeutic candidates with ...
Even though cannabinoids are named for the cannabis plant, cannabinoids and chemicals that interact with our endocannabinoid system (ECS) are not exclusively found in cannabis. Research going back ...
Drug overdose deaths from opioids continue to rise in the U.S. due to the misuse of prescription opioids and the illicit drug market. But an interesting trend has developed: Opioid emergency room ...
Endocannabinoids and CB1-type cannabinoid receptors are a key driver behind the motivation to voluntarily seek aerobic exercise in the form of running, according to a new study (Muguruza et al., 2019) ...