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Active Ingredient In Cannabis Eliminates Morphine Dependence In Rats
Injections of THC, the
active principle of
cannabis, eliminate
dependence on opiates
(morphine, heroin) in rats
... > full story
Marijuana Damages DNA And May Cause Cancer, New Test Reveals
Using a highly sensitive new
test, scientists are
reporting "convincing
evidence" that marijuana
smoke damages the genetic
material DNA in ways that
... > full story
Can Happiness Be Inherited?
Our feelings in our lifetime
can affect our children. A
wide range of chemicals that
our brain generates when we
are in different moods could
affect 'germ cells' (eggs
and sperm), the cells that u ... > full story
Human Brains Make Their Own 'Marijuana'
Scientists have discovered
that the brain manufactures
proteins that act like
marijuana at specific
receptors in the brain
itself. This discovery may
lead to new marijuana-like
... > full story
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Marijuana Rivals Mainstream Drugs For Alleviating HIV/AIDS Symptoms
May 29, 2009 — Those in the United States living with HIV/AIDS are more likely to use marijuana than those in Kenya, South Africa or Puerto Rica to alleviate their symptoms, according to a new ... > full story -
Herbal Remedy: Teens Often Use Cannabis For Relief, Not Recreation, Study Finds
April 24, 2009 — When legal therapies let them down, some teens turn to cannabis. A new study suggests that around a third of teens who smoke cannabis on a regular basis use it as a medication, rather than as a means ... > full story -
Adolescent Risk-taking Has Major Consequences When It Comes To Marriage
April 22, 2009 — A national study of data collected over 12 years finds that delinquent teens marry earlier than their peers, while substance-abusing teens -- especially girls who abuse marijuana -- marry later than ... > full story -
THC Exposure As Adolescents Linked To Negative Effects Of THC As Adults
April 20, 2009 — In earlier studies, researchers had found that estrogen -- or more precisely, having ovaries -- made adult rats exposed for the first time to THC, the primary ingredient in marijuana and hashish, ... > full story -
Hollow Mask Illusion Fails To Fool Schizophrenia Patients
April 17, 2009 — Patients with schizophrenia are able to correctly see through an illusion known as the 'hollow mask' illusion, probably because their brain disconnects "what the eyes see" from what "the brain thinks ... > full story -
Active Component Of Marijuana Has Anti-cancer Effects, Study Suggests
April 9, 2009 — Cannabinoids such as the main active component of marijuana have anticancer effects on human brain cancer cells, according to new ... > full story -
Discovery Of Mechanism That Processes 'THC' Type Brain Compound May Lead To New Medicines For Pain, Addiction
March 31, 2009 — Scientists have discovered a new molecular mechanism for the processing of endocannabinoids, brain compounds similar to THC, the active ingredient in marijuana, and essential in physiological ... > full story -
Daily Consumption Of Cannabis Predisposes To Appearance Of Psychosis And Schizophrenia, Study Finds
March 26, 2009 — A study carried out in Spain has analyzed the characteristics of the psychosis provoked by the continuous consumption of cannabis. The research was carried out with a sample of 92 patients with ... > full story -
Severe Vomiting Sickness With Chronic Cannabis Abuse
March 23, 2009 — Marijuana, a commonly abused drug among high school and college students, is linked to a severe form of vomiting syndrome and compulsive bathing behavior. This form of severe vomiting sickness is ... > full story -
Onset And Use Of Non-medical Drugs In New Zealand
March 3, 2009 — New research outlines the extent of drug use in New Zealand, and when people first begin using drugs for non-medical purposes. The data comes from an analysis of over 12,000 interviews of people aged ... > full story
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