When the brain is attacked by infections, microglia, the immune cells that reside inside and regulate inflammation in the brain,...
Adolescent CB1 receptor antagonism influences subsequent social interactions and neural activity in female rats
The endogenous cannabinoid system (ECS), which consists of endocannabinoids - signalling lipid molecules, cannabinoid receptors CB1 and CB2 that they...
Reduction of Benzodiazepine Use in Patients Prescribed Medical Cannabis
Benzodiazepines constitute a class of medication with sedative properties commonly used as the main treatment for a variety of neurological...
Roles of Cannabinoids in Melanoma: Evidence from In Vivo Studies
Melanoma is a highly metastatic skin cancer with increasing incidence and mortality rate worldwide. In 2018 alone, approximately 280,000 new...
Cannabinoids: A new hope for breast cancer therapy?
Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers, affecting approximately 1 in 10 women at some points in their...
Associations Between Prenatal Cannabis Exposure and Childhood Outcomes
As cannabis becomes increasingly legalized and its use among pregnant women is documented more and more frequently in the US,...
Cannabinoids use in adolescents and young adults with cancer: a single-center survey
Cannabis use is common in young people for various reasons, ranging from relaxation to sense of belonging in social groups....
Cannabis use, subsequent other illicit drug use and drug use disorders: A 16- year follow-up study among Swedish adults
Cannabis is the most commonly consumed illicit drug globally, with approximately 192 million users as of 2018. A critical and...
Prospective analysis of safety and efficacy of medical cannabis in large unselected population of patients with cancer
As a leading cause of death, cancer is a major public health problem with approxmiately 12.7 million new cases a...
Drugs inhibiting cannabinoid receptor type-1 can reduce obesity-associated steatohepatitis
Cannabinoid receptor type 1 antagonist inhibits progression of obesity‐associated nonalcoholic steatohepatitis in a mouse model by remodulating immune system disturbances...