Apr 23 2023
In what researchers call “the first study to assess CBD treatment in elite athletes”, topically applied CBD was was “tolerated well by this population and resulted in only minor adverse effects”. The study was published by the Journal of Cannabis Research, with the full text of the study also epublished by the US National Library …
Apr 23 2023
The marijuana compound cannabidiol (CBD) “inhibits colorectal cancer progression” and “prevents tumor progression”, according to a new study published by the Journal of Pharmaceutical Analysis. As noted by the study, colorectal tumors often create an immunosuppressive microenvironment that prevents them from responding to immunotherapy. This study “aimed to elucidate the specific anticancer mechanism of CBD …
Apr 20 2023
According to a new study published in the journal Psychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences a history of marijuana use is not associated with an increased risk of developing psychosis, even among those predisposed to the disorder. The primary aim of the study “was to examine the association between cannabis use and the incidence of psychotic disorders in …
Apr 20 2023
In a new study acute CBD administration “attenuated anxiety-like behavior, pain hypersensitivity, and anhedonic-like behavior in cagemates that cohabited with a pair in chronic pain”. Titled Cannabidiol Treatment Shows Therapeutic Efficacy in a Rodent Model of Social Transfer of Pain in Pair-Housed Male Mice, the study is being published in the forthcoming issue of the …
Apr 18 2023
Medical marijuana “may improve motor and nonmotor symptoms in patients with Parkinson’s disease and may allow for reduction of concomitant opioid medication use”, according to a new study. Published by the peer-reviewed journal Clinical Neuropharmacology, the study was conducted by researchers at the University at Buffalo School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences and DENT Neurologic …
Apr 16 2023
In the biggest study of its kind, published in the journal Pediatrics (the official journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics), infants that tested positive for marijuana had a massive decrease in their likelihood of early mortality. In the study of 2,964 infants, those that were drug-negative had an average mortality rate of 15.7 deaths per 1,000 …
Apr 14 2023
Medical marijuana was observed to “improve pain intensity scores and HRQoL [health-related quality of life] outcomes in patients with chronic, refractory pain” in a new study published by the British Journal of Pain. Conducted by researchers at the University of Sydney and Westmead Hospital (both in Australia), the objective of the study was to “examine …
Apr 13 2023
Patients with a history of marijuana use consume fewer prescription opioids following surgery for distal radius fractures (bone wrist fractures). This is according to a study published in the International Open Access Journal of the American Society for Plastic Surgeons. The purpose of this study “was to evaluate opioid demand after open reduction and internal fixation of …
Apr 11 2023
According to a pilot study published by the journal Biological Psychiatry, the marijuana compound cannabidiol (CBD) “is effective for reducing seizure frequency and anxiety symptoms, with most patients showing reductions over time.” Conducted by researchers from Wayne State University and the Children’s Hospital of Michigan, the study is titled Effects of Cannabidiol Treatment on Anxiety, …
Apr 03 2023
Hemp seed supplementation “showed significant improved results against copper toxicity” and “could be recommended as an animal feed ingredient for its therapeutic role”, according to new research. The research is being published in the May, 2023 issue of the journal Biological Trace Element Research, with the abstract epublished online ahead of print by the National …
