FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·March 20, 2020·6 min readSingle dose of THC may induce short-lived psychiatric symptomsAnalyzing the results of 15 different studies involving over 300 subjects, researchers discovered a single dose of THC could induce psychiatric symptoms in people with no history of psychosis.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 26, 2020·2 min readCannabis compound acts as an antibioticCannabigerol (CBG), a non-psychoactive cannabis compound, has antibiotic potential. Treating mice with MRSA, CBG worked as well as vancomycin, a powerful antibiotic, for treating the infection.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·January 29, 2020·4 min readHow CBD takes effect in the brains of people with psychosisDuring memory tasks, people with psychosis have different patterns of activity in the prefrontal and mediotemporal brain areas compared to those without the disorder. When exposed to cannabidiol (CBD), the activity of the brain areas became more like those seen in the controls for people with psychosis. Patients reported a decrease in symptoms of psychosis following one dose of CBD. Researchers stress that no definitive conclusions could be made about the effectiveness of CBD use over a sustained period.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 19, 2019·2 min readCannabis found not to be a substitute for opioidsStudy finds no evidence to suggest cannabis helps patients with opioid use disorder to stop using opioids.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·November 7, 2019·1 min readStudy provides insights on the effects of cannabidiol on severe form of epilepsyThe effect cannabidiol has on Lennox-Gastaut syndrome may be explained by the drug-drug interaction between CBD and anti-seizure medication.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·November 5, 2019·3 min readCBD and THC use during early pregnancy can disrupt fetal developmentBrain and fetal development damage caused by exposure to CBD and THC are very similar defects seen in fetal alcohol syndrome.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·November 4, 2019·6 min readSome CBD products may yield cannabis-positive urine drug testsPure CBD products will not cause a positive drug test, but low-THC/high-CBD products may trigger a positive drug test for some users.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·October 23, 2019·4 min readAmericans’ interest in CBD eclipses nearly all other health products or topicsEvery month, up to 6.4 million searches related to cannabidiol (CBD) are performed by American adults looking to obtain information or buy products. CBD search queries eclipse those for other natural medical alternatives by a significant percentage.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·October 14, 2019·3 min readIntroduce standard units for cannabis to improve mental healthIntroducing and prescribing standard units for cannabis, which make people aware of the concentrations of THC in the product, could help improve mental health treatments and outcomes.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·September 30, 2019·3 min readCannabis study reveals how CBD offsets the psychiatric side-effects of THCCBD blocks the ability of THC to overstimulate the ERK pathway in the hippocampus, preventing negative side effects associated with cannabis use.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscience·September 18, 2019·3 min readCBD may alleviate seizures and benefit behaviors in people with neurodevelopmental conditionsCBD, which is a major phytocannabinoid constituent of cannabis, has already shown to have anti-epileptic, anti-anxiety, and anti-psychotic effects. The image is in the public domain.Read More
AutismFeaturedGeneticsNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·August 27, 2019·4 min readGene linked to autism undergoes changes in men’s sperm after cannabis useMarijuana use alters a gene associated with autism in sperm. Hypomethylation was identified in the DLGAP2 gene in the sperm of male rats exposed to THC. The hypomethylated state was also detected in the forebrains of their offspring. Further research is needed to establish if there is a definitive link between paternal cannabis use and ASD in humans.Read More
