Amanda Evans-Nash, 50 from Greater Manchester, insists her dog saved her lifeHer greyhound Jimmy helped detect a lime-sized cancerous tumour in her chest In 2017 Amanda was diagnosed with triple negative…
While medical cannabis remains a contentious subject in the UK as patients struggle to get access, the results of a new survey show just how much cannabis has been embraced by people…
The study by Dutch academics followed 6,000 people for an average of 14 yearsThey found having unhealthy habits raises the risk of dementia by around 29%But an unhealthy lifestyle 'made…
Compelling evidence has come to light from research-based in Israel backing the therapeutic use of medical cannabis and cannabidiol (CBD) for young people with autism. Clinical studies in using CBD…
Variations in the gene MS4A4A boosted levels of receptor TREM2 in spinal fluid TREM2 helps remove damaged nerve cells; low levels linked to Alzheimer'sReceptor 'ingests' the protein amyloid β, causes plaque…
The legal status of marijuana has shifted significantly over the past two decades: 10 states and Washington, DC now allow its recreational use (Illinois will follow in January), while 34…
Mesh-like organ within the skin consists of glial cells; have hair-like structuresThese structures are thought to be sensitive to external stimuli, like heatWhen glial cells were blocked in mice, their sensation…
Alfie Dingley, 7, suffered up to 75 seizures a day before taking cannabis oil dropsHe was hospitalised almost once a week before he began his cannabis treatmentThe government changed the…
Dr Sarah Pitt identified proteins in the slime which could fight bacteria It was effective against 'superbug' Pseudomonas aeruginosaThis causes lung infections in cystic fibrosis patients and many other infectionsThe discovery…
GW Pharmaceuticals' marijuana-based treatment Epidyolex has won a positive recommendation for marketing approval from a European Medicines Agency (EMA) panel on Friday for use as an additional treatment for two…
Scientists quizzed more than 13,000 people about their chocolate consumptionThose who ate dark chocolate were less likely to have depressive symptomsBut no such link existed among volunteers who had milk…
Scientists tested various doses of CBD on aggressive miceCBD made the mice attack less often than those not given any at allMore experiments found receptors which play a part in the…
Combining heart cells with stem cells could make heart tissue grow backAround 900,000 people in the UK have heart failure, as well as 5.7m AmericansStem cell therapy has failed in…
Cannabidiol (CBD) is a nonpsychoactive phytocannabinoid with anti-inflammatory activity mediated by enhancing adenosine signaling. As the adenosine A1 receptor activation confers protection against ischemia/reperfusion (I/R)-induced ventricular arrhythmias, we hypothesized that CBD…
Background and purpose: Cannabidiol (CBD) is a phytocannabinoid, with anti‐apoptotic, anti‐inflammatory and antioxidant effects and has recently been shown to exert a tissue sparing effect during chronic myocardial ischaemia and reperfusion…
Cannabinoids are known to modulate cardiovascular functions including heart rate, vascular tone, and blood pressure in humans and animal models. Essential components of the endocannabinoid system, namely, the production, degradation, and signaling…
Cannabidiol (CBD) has anti-inflammatory effects. We explored its therapeutic effects on cardiac ischemia–reperfusion injury with an experimental imaging platform. Reperfused acute myocardial infarction (AMI) was induced in rabbits with a…
Cannabidiol (CBD) has beneficial effects in disorders as wide ranging as diabetes, Huntington's disease, cancer and colitis. Accumulating evidence now also suggests that CBD is beneficial in the cardiovascular system.…
The aim of the present study was to assess the contribution of endogenous cannabinoids in the protective effect of ischemic preconditioning on the endothelial function in coronary arteries of the…
This study characterized the antinociceptive, respiratory and heart rate effects of the cannabinoid receptor agonists Δ-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ-9-THC) and WIN 55212 {(R)-(+)-2,3-dihydro-5-methyl-3-[(4-morpholinyl)methyl]pyrol-[1,2,3-de]-1,4-benzoxazin-6-yl)(1-naphtalenyl)methanone monomethanesulfonate}, N-arachidonyl ethanolamide (anandamide) and the mu and kappa opioid receptor agonists heroin…
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