Scientists Find The Gene That Produces THC
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PTSD Brain Positron emission tomography scans of the brain of a patient from the PTSD group, the trauma control group and the healthy control group. The brightness of the image corresponds to the...
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Cannabis Bud Wikimedia Commons Researchers from the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the University of Massachusetts Medical School have found a way to block the dopamine rush associated with THC,...
View ArticleScientists Find The Gene That Produces THC
In one of the few scientific developments likely to interest both the Governor of North Dakota and Method Man, scientists at the University of Minnesota have identified the…
View ArticleThe Chemistry of Nitrous-Powered, Pot-Infused Liquor
Behind the bars of some of the nation's finest cocktail joints, there are secrets: secret recipes, secret bottles for friends only. One of these is the Green Dragon, a…
View ArticleA Cannabinoid That Looks Like THC Could Be Key To Diagnosing PTSD
A molecular imaging study has pinpointed a set of biological markers that could help diagnose post-traumatic stress disorder more accurately, and might even lead to a…
View ArticleScientists Have Found A Way To Make Marijuana Un-Fun
Researchers from the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the University of Massachusetts Medical School have found a way to block the dopamine rush associated with THC, the main psychoactive chemical...
View ArticleHere’s How Weed Affects Your Body
Marijuana.Credit: Mark via Flickr, CC by 2.0Our obsession with marijuana’s mystifying powers goes back a long time; though its first documented use was in 2727 BC, there’s some indication that our...
View ArticleWill Smoking Pot Get Rid Of Your Intestinal Worms?
Marijuana.Credit: Mark via Flickr, CC by 2.0The 400 members of the Aka tribe, indigenous to the Congo River basin in Africa, are some of the last remaining hunter-gatherers in the world. Collectively,...
View ArticleScientists Separate Marijuana's Highs From Its Medical Lows
Medical marijuanaDreamstimeMarijuana is getting a lot of love lately, from newly legal recreational users in a few American states, and doctors alike. Researchers are uncovering lots of ways in which...
View ArticleThis Startup Wants To Put The 'Medical' Back In Marijuana
Courtesy PotBoticsA patient hooked up to an EEG as part of BrainBot, one of PotBotics' servicesEven if you’ve never tried marijuana, you might have heard of a strain called white widow. It’s among the...
View ArticleA Single Breathalyzer For Both Weed And Booze
Screenshot, Sanket Mahapatra via YouTubeStill from Cheech and Chong, Up In SmokeBreathalyzer or not, this is probably not the best idea.Whether it’s for medicinal or recreational purposes, marijuana...
View ArticleMarijuana Compound Removes Alzheimer’s Plaque From Brain Cells, Study Finds
Health Lab data suggests THC and cannabis compounds deserve further testing Alzheimer’s disease may now be added to a list of diseases with promising treatment from cannabis compounds, a new study...
View ArticleCould A Chemical Found in Marijuana Be A Treatment For Alzheimer’s Disease?
From Our Blogs: Under The Microscope Researchers have discovered the benefits of THC in the brain The search for treatments for Alzheimer's Disease may have a new possible candidate:...
View ArticleGreen Dragon Drink: The Chemistry of Nitrous-Powered, Pot-Infused Liquor
DIY How one New York bartender fused alcohol and marijuana forever Behind the bars of some of the nation's finest cocktail joints, there are secrets: secret recipes, secret bottles for friends only....
View ArticleA Cannabinoid That Looks Like THC Could Be Key To Diagnosing PTSD
Science Researchers have pinpointed a set of biological markers that could help diagnose PTSD--and, eventually, treat it. A molecular imaging study has pinpointed a set of biological markers that...
View ArticleScientists Have Found A Way To Make Marijuana Un-Fun
Science An anti-dopamine drug could block the addictive rush associated with THC. Researchers from the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the University of Massachusetts Medical School have found a...
View ArticleHere’s How Weed Affects Your Body
Health A synopsis of science's pot-related findings, in honor of today's holiday Our obsession with marijuana’s mystifying powers goes back a long time; though its first documented use was in 2727 BC,...
View ArticleWill Smoking Pot Get Rid Of Your Intestinal Worms?
Health It might be helping some hunter-gatherers in Africa The 400 members of the Aka tribe, indigenous to the Congo River basin in Africa, are some of the last remaining hunter-gatherers in the...
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