News articles tagged with 'cannabinoid'
Use of cannabinoids could help post-traumatic stress disorder patients
— 5 Nov 2009 13:48 | HealthUse of cannabinoids (marijuana) could assist in the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder patients. This is exposed in a recent study carried out at the Learning and Memory Lab... — full story
Marijuana use linked to increased risk of testicular cancer
— 10 Feb 2009 00:10 | HealthFrequent and/or long-term marijuana use may significantly increase a man's risk of developing the most aggressive type of testicular cancer, according to a study by researchers at Fred... — full story
Scripps research team defines new painkilling chemical pathway
— 24 Nov 2008 19:22 | HealthMarijuana kills pain by activating a set of proteins known as cannabinoid receptors, which can also regulate appetite, inflammation, and memory. The body also has chemicals known as... — full story
New cannabis-like drugs could block pain without affecting brain
— 12 Sep 2008 19:24 | HealthA new type of drug could alleviate pain in a similar way to cannabis without affecting the brain, according to a new study to be published in the journal Pain on Monday 15 Septembe... — full story
Turned-off cannabinoid receptor turns on colorectal tumour growth
— 1 Aug 2008 15:43 | HealthNew preclinical research shows that cannabinoid cell surface receptor CB1 plays a tumour-suppressing role in human colorectal cancer, scientists report in the 1 August edition of the... — full story
Weeding out the highs of medical marijuana
— 15 Jul 2008 17:56 | HealthResearch exploring new ways of exploiting the full medicinal uses of cannabis while avoiding unwanted side-effects presented to pharmacologists Tuesday, 15 July, by leading scientists... — full story
Schizophrenia linked to dysfunction in molecular brain pathway activated by marijuana
— 10 Jul 2008 16:06 | HealthAlterations in a molecular brain pathway activated by marijuana may contribute to the cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of General... — full story
Cannabinoids: A review of adverse events
— 18 Jun 2008 10:40 | HealthResearchers at the McGill University Health Centre (MUHC), McGill University and the University of British Columbia (UBC) determined that medical use of cannabinoids do not cause an... — full story
Scientists discover the starting point of sun-induced skin cancer
— 15 May 2008 11:28 | HealthAccording to a new study from the University of Minnesota, the earliest event in the development of sun-induced skin cancer may have been identified. The researchers found that the... — full story
Research suggests caution on new anti-obesity drug in children
— 8 May 2008 07:06 | HealthAnti-obesity drugs that work by blocking brain molecules similar to those in marijuana could also interfere with neural development in young children, according to a new study from... — full story