Cannabis Research
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Cannabis Sex Reversal Alters Trichomes and THCA Levels
Why do female cannabis flowers usually accumulate more cannabinoids than male flowers? Genetics provides part of the answer, but the structures a plant builds also matter. A plant needs specialized tissues capable of producing and storing its chemical compounds. Understanding…
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Cannabis Compound Targets Breast Cancer Estrogen Signals
Could a compound found in cannabis help an established breast cancer medicine work more effectively? Answering that question could open a useful path for drug development, particularly if researchers can identify exactly which molecule produces the effect and which tumors…
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High-Dose CBN: What a Japanese User Survey Reveals
How much cannabinol are people actually taking, and how closely does that resemble the amounts researchers have studied? For a cannabis ingredient increasingly associated with sleep, answering those questions could help turn consumer interest into more useful evidence.A new Japanese…
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Is CBN Safe for Sleep? New Research Raises Questions
What happens when a cannabinoid becomes part of a nightly routine? For cannabinol, better known as CBN, that question deserves as much attention as whether it helps someone fall asleep. A useful sleep treatment needs to deliver benefits that last,…
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Why Trauma Care Should Ask About Cannabis Use
Cannabis and PTSD After Violent Injury: What a New Study ShowsCould asking about cannabis help healthcare teams recognize psychological distress after a violent injury? That question matters because recovery continues long after wounds close. Pain, disrupted sleep, and a persistent…
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Cannabis Dependence and Impulsivity: What Brain Scans Show
Brain scans can reveal patterns that people cannot feel or see. Understanding what those patterns mean, however, takes more than a striking image. For cannabis research, that distinction creates an opportunity to move toward clearer explanations of who may experience…
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CBD Reduced Post-Seizure Oxygen Loss in Rat Study
CBD and Epilepsy: Can Treatment Improve Recovery After Seizures?Could a cannabis-derived treatment help the brain recover after a seizure, even when it does not shorten the seizure itself? That question opens a different way of thinking about epilepsy care. Preventing…
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CBD and Childhood Epilepsy: What 63 Studies Reveal
When a child’s seizures become less frequent, what else changes? Can they participate more comfortably in daily activities, communicate more easily, or stay alert through a lesson? These questions help explain why counting seizures, although essential, cannot capture the entire…
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Cannabinoids and Anxiety: New Clues From the Amygdala
Why can cannabis feel calming in one situation and unsettling in another? Answering that question requires looking beyond whether a substance simply increases or decreases brain activity. Sometimes, reducing one signal allows another to become stronger.A study published in Nature…
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Plant Compounds and Asthma: Where CBD Fits
Could a plant-derived compound help control the inflammation that makes breathing difficult in asthma? Answering that question requires more than showing that a substance changes an immune signal. Researchers also need to establish whether it reaches the airways, improves their…
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CBD Liposomes Show Promise Against Radiation Lung Injury
Radiotherapy can damage cancer cells, but healthy tissue surrounding a tumour can also be affected. When radiation reaches the chest, the lungs may develop inflammation known as radiation pneumonitis. Finding ways to protect those lungs without weakening cancer treatment is…
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Eye Tracking Offers New Clues About Cannabis Attention Bias
A cannabis photograph can attract attention for many reasons: familiarity, curiosity, personal experience, or an urge to consume. Understanding which explanation applies is challenging, especially when the research tool captures only a quick button press.A new Dalhousie University study compared…
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Could CBD Reduce Stress-Linked Memory Deficits?
Stress during adolescence can influence how the brain develops, with consequences that sometimes persist into adulthood. Researchers are investigating whether those effects can be reduced by supporting the circuits involved in learning and memory. A new mouse study places cannabidiol,…
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CBD Boosts Sexual Motivation in Male Rats, Study Finds
Could CBD influence sexual desire without producing the intoxicating effects associated with THC? A new animal study offers a reason to investigate that possibility, while showing why the answer is unlikely to come down to simply taking more cannabidiol.Researchers found…
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Prenatal THC Exposure Linked to Child Attention Problems
Cannabis research during pregnancy often produces headlines that sound more certain than the evidence behind them. For parents, that can turn an already difficult subject into a choice between alarm and reassurance, with little guidance about what researchers actually measured.A…
