SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY IMAGE: MARTIN DE VITA IS A RESEARCHER IN THE PSYCHOLOGY DEPARTMENT AT SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY’S COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCES AND COAUTHOR OF THE STUDY. CREDIT: SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY It’s been hailed as a wonder drug and it’s certainly creating wonder profits. By some estimates, the Cannabidiol (or CBD) market could be worth $20 billion...
ELEVATED SCIENCE COMMUNICATIONS LA JOLLA, Calif. (October 15, 2020) — Cannabidiol (CBD) is a chemical found in hemp or marijuana plants that does not make users high. Despite CBD only being approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat rare forms of childhood epilepsy, CBD has been widely marketed as a cure-all under the auspices of...
People love discussing potential harms and benefits of cannabis. It is primarily a recreational drug and there is no other way around – most people use it for pleasure. However, that is not to say that there are no benefits. Non-psychoactive substance cannabidiol (CBD) does help reducing inflammation, but it could also be useful in...
If you think CBD has taken over our lives these past few years, you’d be right. It’s in our bathroom cabinets, our beauty drawers, and it’s even infiltrated our tampons — yes, really. But CBD is just one of the many cannabinoid compounds found in the hemp plant. In fact, there are over 100 of...
by Amy Norton, Healthday Reporter The study involved 224 patients with tuberous sclerosis complex (TSC)—a genetic condition that affects about one in 6,000 people, according to the U.S. National Institutes of Health. It causes noncancerous tumors to arise throughout the body, and—in 90% of patients—seizures that are often resistant to standard drugs. (HealthDay)—Prescription-grade CBD may...
BY DAN ROBITZSKI / NOVEMBER 26 2019 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is done pulling punches when it comes to cannabidiol (CBD), the trendy compound found in cannabis plants that won’t get you high — but which advocates claim can treat and prevent a wide variety of medical conditions. In a surprising crackdown, the FDA...
New preclinical research reported in animal models shows that exposure to compounds found in marijuana called cannabinoids (CBs), which includes cannabidiol (CBD) and tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), during early pregnancy can cause malformations in the developing embryo. The research also demonstrated that co-exposure to CBs and alcohol increased the likelihood of birth defects involving the face and...
UNC School of Medicine researchers are the first to show in animal models that components of marijuana, including its cannabinoids THC and CBD, can cause brain and facial birth defects if used during the first trimester of pregnancy. UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA HEALTH CARE CHAPEL HILL, NC – A new study published in Scientific Reports,...
Small study concludes that caution is warranted for users of ‘high CBD, low THC’ cannabis products JOHNS HOPKINS MEDICINE In a study of six adults, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers report evidence that a single vaping episode of cannabis that is similar in chemical composition to that found in legal hemp products could possibly result in...
Maybe you’ve been considering taking cannabidiol (CBD), to see if it eases symptoms of chronic pain, anxiety, or another condition. But reading and understanding CBD product labels can be overwhelming, especially if you’re new to CBD. Understanding CBD labels is made even more complicated by the fact that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)Trusted Source...
