Cannabinoids
“You know, it doesn’t really matter if Cannabinoids can reduce Heart Attacks by 66%, Insulin...
more infoBBC NEWS: Cannabis compound halts cancer
A compound found in cannabis may stop breast cancer spreading throughout the body, US scientists believe.
more infoCannabinoid Treatments: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), also known as Lou Gehrig’s disease, is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder that is characterized by the selective loss of motor neurons in the spinal cord, brain stem, and motor cortex.
more infoScientist: Marijuana May Treat Diabetes
Cannabis plant extracts could potentially form the basic ingredients for a market-leading diabetes drug, the...
more infoCannabinoid Treatments: Multiple sclerosis (MS)
Investigators at the University of California at San Diego reported in 2008 that inhaled cannabis significantly reduced objective measures of pain intensity and spasticity in patients with MS in a placebo-controlled, randomized clinical trial. Investigators concluded that “smoked cannabis was superior to placebo in reducing spasticity and pain in patients with multiple sclerosis and provided some benefit beyond currently prescribed treatment.”
more infoCannabinoids cool the intestine | Published by George Kunos and Pál Pacher
Abstract Cannabinoids inhibit motility and secretion in the intestine. They are now assigned the additional task...
more infoBBC Video: How Cannabis Works
A brief explanation of why cannabinoids are so well received by the human body.
more infoMarijuana Compound Reduces Breast Cancer Progression
THC-based medicine, when used as an experimental drug of treatment, significantly reduced breast cancer tumor growth, tumor numbers, induces cancer cell suicide (called apoptosis), and stopped the breast cancer cells from spreading to the lungs.
more infoNCBI: Cannabinoids reduce symptoms of Tourette's syndrome
Abstract Currently, the treatment of Tourette’s syndrome (TS) is unsatisfactory. Therefore, there is...
more infoMarijuana: Gateway effects or Developmental Trajectory
This rather complicated study looks at the “gateway theory” through data collected from 510 pairs of...
more infoNBC NEWS: Medical Marijuana Stops Spread of Breast Cancer
“Cannabidiol enhances the inhibitory effects of Delta9-tetrahydrocannabinol on human glioblastoma cell proliferation and survival: The cannabinoid 1 (CB(1)) and cannabinoid 2 (CB(2)) receptor agonist Delta(9)-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) has been shown to be a broad-range inhibitor of cancer in culture and in vivo, and is currently being used in a clinical trial for the treatment of glioblastoma.”
more infoTreating Depression with Cannabinoids
Kurt Blass, “Treating Depression With Cannabinoids,” Cannabinoids 3, issue 2 (2008): 8-10....
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