FeaturedNeuroscience·June 10, 2020·5 min readMarijuana concentrates spike THC levels but don’t boost impairmentHigh-potency marijuana boosts the blood level of THC more than 50% more than smoking lower-potency cannabis, but it doesn't necessarily make you higher or impair cognition more, a new study reports.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·May 18, 2020·3 min readFemales exhibit more intense subjective cannabis cravings than malesResearchers also found preliminary evidence that ovarian hormones may modulate the differential response in women and may be related to different levels of estrogen.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 15, 2020·4 min readFrequent cannabis users are way too high … in their estimates of cannabinoidsMany cannabis users don't know how much THC or CBD is considered an effective dose.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscience·April 1, 2020·4 min readTeen marijuana use boosts risk of adult insomniaOne-third of subjects who started using cannabis frequently before age 18 were more likely to report insomnia and short sleep duration as adults.Read More
FeaturedNeurologyNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPain·March 27, 2020·4 min readStudy shows legal marijuana products too strong for pain reliefNinety percent of medical marijuana products offered at dispensaries are far stronger than recommended for chronic pain relief.Read More
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 24, 2020·5 min readVaporized cannabis creates drug-seeking behaviorVaping cannabis products with rich THC content leads to drug-seeking behaviors in animal models.Read More
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
FeaturedNeurosciencePsychology·March 3, 2020·4 min readPregnant Women with Depression Are More Than Three Times More Likely to Use Cannabis than Those Without DepressionPregnant women with depression are three times as likely to use cannabis than those who have no depressive symptoms. The prevalence of cannabis use was 25% in pregnant women with depression and perceived no risk from the substance.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
FeaturedNeuroscience·February 21, 2020·3 min readThe Impact of Paternal Marijuana Exposure on the Brains of OffspringCannabis use in males appears to alter sperm before mating, increasing the risk of their offspring developing brain abnormalities in areas associated with mood, memory, learning, and reward.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience ArticlesPsychology·February 11, 2020·3 min readCannabis increases susceptibility to false memoryIn comparison to a placebo group, test subjects exposed to marijuana were more likely to form false memories based on incorrect information.Read More
FeaturedNeuroscienceOpen Neuroscience Articles·January 19, 2020·4 min readResearch shows real risks associated with cannabis exposure during pregnancyRegular exposure to low-dose THC during pregnancy led to an 8% reduction of birth weight, and decreased brain and liver growth of more than 20% in rat models.Read More
