MIGRAINE FREQUENCY DECREASED BY MEDICAL MARIJUANA
Researchers report migraine patients treated with medical marijuana had a significant drop in the occurrence of their headaches.… READ MORE…
MARIJUANA DERIVATIVE REDUCES SEIZURES IN PEOPLE WITH TREATMENT RESISTANT EPILEPSY
A new study reports cannabidiol, a marijuana derivative, is effective at reducing seizure frequency in children and adults with treatment resistant epilepsy.… READ MORE…
NICOTINE CHANGES MARIJUANA’S EFFECT ON THE BRAIN
A new study reports on an inverse relationship of smaller hippocampal size yet better memory function in people who use both tobacco and marijuana.… READ MORE…
MEDICAL MARIJUANA LIQUID COULD HELP TREAT SEVERE EPILEPSY IN CHILDREN
Researchers report cannabidiol could help treat children with severe epilepsy who have not responded to other therapies.… READ MORE…
MULLING THE MARIJUANA MUNCHIES: HOW THE BRAIN FLIPS THE HUNGER SWITCH
According to a new study, the marijuana ‘munchies’ appear to be driven by neurons which are usually involved in suppressing hunger.… READ MORE…
MARIJUANA COMPOUND MAY OFFER TREATMENT FOR ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE
A new study reports extremely low levels of THC could slow, or even halt, the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. … READ MORE…
BLOCKING BRAIN’S ‘INTERNAL MARIJUANA’ MAY TRIGGER EARLY ALZHEIMER’S DEFICITS
Amyloid beta has been implicated in blocking endocannabinoids in the hippocampus; impairing learning and memory long before Alzheimer’s plaques form in the brain.… READ MORE…
DISCOVERY SHEDS NEW LIGHT ON MARIJUANA’S ANXIETY RELIEF EFFECTS
Cannabinoid receptors have been identified in the central nucleus of the amygdala, a key emotional hub in the brain.… READ MORE…
HOW MARIJUANA IMPAIRS MEMORY
A major downside of the medical use of marijuana is the drug’s ill effects on working memory, the ability to transiently hold and process information for reason… READ MORE…
CANNABIS COMPOUND REDUCES SEIZURES
A new study reveals CBD oil may help to reduce, or even eliminate seizures, in those with epilepsy.… READ MORE…
STUDY HELPS MAP SIGNALING SYSTEM IN BRAIN LINKED TO ASD
Vanderbilt researchers have mapped a signaling system in the brain that appears to be linked to autism. … READ MORE…
CANNABINOIDS ARE EASIER ON THE BRAIN THAN BOOZE
A new study reveals long term alcohol use is much more damaging to the brain than marijuana. Researchers reveal long term alcohol use is linked to a decrease in both white and gray matter integrity in the hippocampus. However, no such decrease is associated with long term cannabis use.… READ MORE..