Marijuana And Bipolar Disorder
In bipolar or manic-depressive disorder, the inconsolable misery of major depression alternates with mania or uncontrolled elation. In the manic phase people with bipolar...
Cannabinoids Elicit Antidepressant-Like Behavior And Activate Serotonergic Neurons
Cannabinoids Elicit Antidepressant-Like Behavior and Activate Serotonergic Neurons through the Medial Prefrontal Cortex.
Preclinical and clinical studies show that cannabis modulates mood and possesses antidepressant-like...
Synthetic THC Is Anti-Depressant In Small Dose, Makes Depression Worse At...
A new neurobiological study has found that a synthetic form of THC, the active ingredient in cannabis, is an effective anti-depressant at low doses....
Cannabis And Depression
Depression is actually a variety of disorders that affect approximately 18 million Americans. Women are twice as likely as men to suffer from some...
Marijuana And Crohn’s Disease/Gastrointestinal Disorders
O'Shaughnessy's published a study in its Autumn 2005 issue entitled "Cannabis Alleviates Symptoms of Crohn's Disease," by Jeff Hergenrather, M.D., that found:
" patients described...
Marijuana And Chemotherapy
Linda Parker, Ph.D., Canada Research Chair in Behavioural Neuroscience at Wilfrid Laurier University, told The Windsor Star (Canada) in an Aug. 24, 2006 article...
Marijuana Compound Inhibits Breast Cancer Growth
San Francisco, CA -- A new study announced today by the California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute (CPMCRI) found that a non-psychoactive, naturally occurring...
Cannabis Extract Makes Brain Tumors Shrink, Halts Growth Of Blood Vessels
Researchers in Spain have discovered that a cannabis extract makes brain tumors shrink by halting the growth of blood vessels that supply the tumors...
Marijuana’s Active Ingredient Kills Leukemia Cells
November 2005
The New Drug Study Group in London discovered that Δ9-THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, works to kill leukemia cells by affecting the...
Marijuana & Skin Cancer
Inhibition of skin tumor growth and angiogenesis in vivo by activation of cannabinoid receptors
M. Llanos Casanova1, Cristina Blázquez2, Jesús Martínez-Palacio1, Concepción Villanueva3, M. Jesús...
Pot Compound Enhances Efficacy Of Anti-Cancer Agents, Study Says
London, United Kingdom: The administration of THC in combination with conventional anti-leukemia therapies enhances the effectiveness of anti-cancer agents in vitro (e.g., in a...
Turned-Off Cannabinoid Receptor Turns On Colorectal Tumor Growth
Researchers find CB1 suppresses tumors, a new potential path for treatment, prevention.
HOUSTON - New preclinical research shows that cannabinoid cell surface receptor CB1 plays...
Lung Cancer: Antineoplastic Activity Of Cannabinoids
Antineoplastic activity of cannabinoids
A.E. Munson, L.S. Harris, M.A. Friedman, W.L. Dewey, and R.A. Carchman
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 55, No. 3, September...
Pot’s Cancer-Healing Properties
Cancer Killer
U.S. War on Drugs Stalling Mind-Blowing Research into Pot's Cancer-Healing Properties
By Paul Armentano
Clinical research published in a journal of the American Association for...
Endocannabinoids The Brain Demonstrate Novel Modes Of Action When Stressed
Three separate research team reports ?one from Louisiana, one from Japan and one from Scotland ?are presenting independent research results pointing to involvement of...
New Brain Cells Implicated In Machinery Of Cannabinoid Signaling
ScienceDaily (Mar. 27, 2008) — The brain cells called astrocytes, and not just neurons, are sensitive to the substances called cannabinoids--the active chemicals in...