December 05, 2022
Cannabinoids appear to have therapeutic potential in glaucoma. Beyond this, there may be further promise in ophthalmology.
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December 02, 2022
Stimulation of the endocannabinoid system modulates bone formation and bone resorption. There may be a role one day for targeted drugs in osteoporosis and some forms of bone cancer.
December 01, 2022
Sex differences in pain perception and analgesia is a burgeoning research field overall. What about cannabinoid analgesia specifically?
November 30, 2022
More than 500 compounds in the cannabis plant have been reported. The list keeps expanding.
November 29, 2022
Chronic exposure to THC degrades presynaptic CB1 actions in several brain regions.
November 28, 2022
There is evidence to suggest that some sufferers of tinnitus self-medicate with cannabis. Is this warranted?
November 23, 2022
THC and CBD both accumulate in breast milk relative to plasma. Infant exposure to these via breast milk is not known, nor are their effects on infant health.
November 22, 2022
Evidence is accumulating that some cannabinoids have anticancer effects. This now appears to extend to cannabinol (CBN) in juvenile neuroblastoma.
November 21, 2022
Like many cannabinoids, cannabinol (CBN) appears to have beneficial effects in experimental models of glaucoma.
November 18, 2022
In vivo studies consistently report anti‐epileptic effects with cannabidivarin (CBDV).
November 17, 2022
CBG has shown itself to be of beneficial effect in animal models of Huntington's disease.
November 16, 2022
How well CBD enters the system depends to some extent on what food goes with it.
November 15, 2022
CBD modulates glutamate-GABA systems, and prefrontal-GABA systems respond uniquely in autism spectrum disorder.
November 14, 2022
The literature is quite clear that the body’s endocannabinoid system is upregulated in obesity.
November 11, 2022
It is too early to know the value of CBD or other cannabinoids in end-of-life care. But studies are beginning.
November 10, 2022
CBD does not control diabetes. But it does show some ability to mitigate cardiovascular complications.
November 09, 2022
CBD counteracts psychoactive and sedative effects of medical THC without interfering with beneficial effects, like muscle relaxation or attenuation of spasticity. What else is known?
November 08, 2022
The effect of CBD on the cardiovascular system under normal physiological conditions is negligible. For indirect reasons, however, there appears to be potential for CBD treatment of certain cardiovascular disorders.
November 07, 2022
There is promise In CBD as part of a structurally new class of antibiotics, in topical use and in analog form for systemic use.
November 04, 2022
Research literature has not yet explored CBD in sleep problems that are related to stress. Until now.
November 03, 2022
Research has shown that CBD has clear activity in neural networks, acting as an antipsychotic and an anxiolytic. There is still much to investigate.
November 02, 2022
There are many gaps in present knowledge of drug-drug interactions with CBD. But much is known, particularly about anti-epileptics, antidepressants, THC, and alcohol.
November 01, 2022
CBD, while non-intoxicating, has effects on the brain. Research studies are clarifying where and why.
October 31, 2022
CBD does not ‘boost’ or ‘balance’ the immune system. But it is immunomodulatory.
October 28, 2022
There is a trend among parents and caregivers of children with arthritis to consider CBD as concomitant or alternative therapy. Pediatricians have some concerns about this.
October 27, 2022
There is some debate as to whether CBD can convert through bodily processes into THC. The evidence would seem to say no.
October 26, 2022
Cannabinoid-based medicines like CBD have a rich future, with much preclinical research underway, and a full pipeline of valuable pharmaceutical drugs. Companies will need to overcome some remaining challenges in drug deliverability, however.
October 25, 2022
There is enormous therapeutic potential in CBD. What do we know about its side effects and its interactions with other drugs?
October 24, 2022
There is a gap in research on CBD and pain, concerning how CBD drugs should be used in older people.
October 21, 2022
Cognitive dysfunction is common in epilepsy patients. Long-term CBD treatment for seizures does not complicate or worsen this.