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Adolescent marijuana users have used the drug in more than one form, research shows

Most teens who've tried marijuana have used the drug in more than one form, including cannabis products that are smoked, eaten or vaped, new USC research shows.

28 Sep 2018

Center for BrainHealth secures $225,000 grant to study motor learning deficits in cannabis users

The research lab at the Center for BrainHealth led by Dr. Francesca M. Filbey, the Bert Moore Chair in BrainHealth, Professor in Cognition and Neuroscience and Associate Provost at UT Dallas, has recently secured $225,000 in funding to study motor learning deficits in cannabis users.

28 Sep 2018

Eat, toke or vape: Teens not too picky when it comes to pot’s potpourri

There is no doubt that some high school students will try to get high. However, the ways they're doing it might be changing.

28 Sep 2018

Researchers identify new mechanism that promotes cutaneous wound healing

Researchers have identified a new mechanism involving ginsenoside Rb1, which has the ability to stimulate keratinocyte migration and promote cutaneous wound healing.

26 Sep 2018

Children of mothers using cannabis may start using it at an earlier age, finds study

When mothers use marijuana during the first 12 years of their child's life, their cannabis-using children are more likely to start at an earlier age than children of non-using mothers, according to a new study from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

24 Sep 2018

Researchers develop new system to detect consumption of synthetic cannabinoids

The detection has been carried out analyzing the saliva of healthy volunteers before and after they smoked these herbs along with tobacco. The samples were analyzed using high-resolution mass spectrometry (HRMS), statistical and bioinformatics methods.

20 Sep 2018

LineaRx signs agreement with Takis/Evvivax to develop linear-DNA based anti-cancer vaccines

Applied DNA Sciences Inc. announced today that LineaRx, Inc., its wholly-owned subsidiary focused on next-generation biotherapeutics, has signed a Joint Development Agreement with Takis S.R.L. and Evvivax S.R.L., biotechnology companies focused on the discovery and development of DNA based anti-cancer vaccines for the human and animal markets, respectively.

20 Sep 2018

Cannabinoid drugs reduce perceived unpleasantness of painful stimuli and increase tolerance

Researchers in the College of Arts and Sciences have determined that cannabinoid drugs do not appear to reduce the intensity of experimental pain, but, instead, may make pain feel less unpleasant and more tolerable.

19 Sep 2018

Novel clinical trial to examine cannabis as potential treatment for essential tremor

Researchers at University of California School of Medicine are preparing to launch a novel clinical trial to examine the safety, efficacy and pharmacological properties of cannabis as a potential treatment for adults with essential tremor.

18 Sep 2018

Day-tripping to the dispensary: Seniors in pain hop aboard the canna-bus

Shirley Avedon, 90, had never been a cannabis user. But carpal tunnel syndrome that sends shooting pains into both of her hands and an aversion to conventional steroid and surgical treatments is prompting her to consider some new options.

18 Sep 2018

Half as many people are trying heroin, but marijuana use grows

Some good news from the front lines of the heroin crisis: Half as many people tried heroin for the first time in 2017 as in 2016. That's according to data released Friday from the government's annual National Survey on Drug Use and Health.

14 Sep 2018

Prenatal cannabinoid use can cause behavioral and neuronal deficits in male offspring

Taking cannabinoids during pregnancy can cause behavioral and neuronal deficits in adult male offspring, while females remain unaffected, says new research published in eLife.

12 Sep 2018

Medical cannabis provides relief across dozens of health symptoms, study shows

Utilizing new mobile application technology, researchers at The University of New Mexico found that medical cannabis provides immediate symptom relief across dozens of health symptoms with relatively minimal negative side effects.

11 Sep 2018

Cannabis users experience increased cortical activation during the brain's resting state

Recent research from the Center for BrainHealth at The University of Texas at Dallas shows that cannabis users experience increased cortical activation during the brain's resting state when compared with nonusers.

6 Sep 2018

UQ drug expert supports current medicinal cannabis policies in Australia

Cannabis-based medicines should only be used under medical supervision until clinical studies have assessed their safety and efficacy, a University of Queensland drug expert has cautioned.

5 Sep 2018

Scientists shed light on how dangerous inflammations are caused in the brain

The so-called CB1 receptor is responsible for the intoxicating effect of cannabis. However, it appears to act also as a kind of “sensor” with which neurons measure and control the activity of certain immune cells in the brain.

31 Aug 2018

Single dose of cannabidiol showed effective results in rats with symptoms of depression

Commercial antidepressants typically take two to four weeks to have a significant effect on a depressed patient. They are also inneffective in approximately 40% of the cases.

31 Aug 2018

The pluses and minuses of allowing medical marijuana at school

Every school day at noon, Karina Garcia drives to her son’s South San Francisco high school to give him a dose of cannabis oil to prevent potentially life-threatening seizures.

30 Aug 2018

Component of cannabis could help in psychosis

Researchers from King’s College London have now found how the chemical cannabidiol or CBD from cannabis can reduce the abnormal brain activity in patients who are at risk of psychosis. The study was published in the latest issue of the journal JAMA Psychiatry.

30 Aug 2018

Clinical trials needed to inform doctors, parents on prescribing cannabinoids for Canadian children

Canadian parents use unregulated cannabinoids for seizure control in children with neurologic conditions like epilepsy, and clinical trials are needed to inform doctors and parents on prescribing, according to a commentary in CMAJ.

29 Aug 2018

Cannabis News and Research

Latest Cannabis News and Research

Adolescent marijuana users have used the drug in more than one form, research shows

Center for BrainHealth secures $225,000 grant to study motor learning deficits in cannabis users

Eat, toke or vape: Teens not too picky when it comes to pot’s potpourri

Researchers identify new mechanism that promotes cutaneous wound healing

Children of mothers using cannabis may start using it at an earlier age, finds study

Researchers develop new system to detect consumption of synthetic cannabinoids

LineaRx signs agreement with Takis/Evvivax to develop linear-DNA based anti-cancer vaccines

Cannabinoid drugs reduce perceived unpleasantness of painful stimuli and increase tolerance

Novel clinical trial to examine cannabis as potential treatment for essential tremor

Day-tripping to the dispensary: Seniors in pain hop aboard the canna-bus

Half as many people are trying heroin, but marijuana use grows

Prenatal cannabinoid use can cause behavioral and neuronal deficits in male offspring

Medical cannabis provides relief across dozens of health symptoms, study shows

Cannabis users experience increased cortical activation during the brain's resting state

UQ drug expert supports current medicinal cannabis policies in Australia

Scientists shed light on how dangerous inflammations are caused in the brain

Single dose of cannabidiol showed effective results in rats with symptoms of depression

The pluses and minuses of allowing medical marijuana at school

Component of cannabis could help in psychosis

Clinical trials needed to inform doctors, parents on prescribing cannabinoids for Canadian children

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