A particularly deadly form of brain cancer may be warded off by a combination of compounds in marijuana, preliminary research suggests.
A particularly deadly form of brain cancer may be warded off by a combination of compounds in marijuana, preliminary research suggests.
Researchers at the California Pacific Medical Center Research Institute (CPMCRI) combined the non-psychoactive Cannabis compound, cannabidiol (CBD), with 9-tetrahyrdocannabinol (9-THC), the primary psychoactive active ingredient in Cannabis.
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Cannabis has a long history of medicinal, recreational, and industrial use and comes from a bushy plant with thick sticky flowers called Cannabis Sativa
Cannabis has a long history of medicinal, recreational, and industrial use and comes from a bushy plant with thick sticky flowers called Cannabis Sativa
"Our study not only suggests that combining these two compounds creates a synergistic effect but it also helps identify molecular mechanisms at work here, and that may lead to more effective treatments for glioblastoma and potentially other aggressive cancers," said Sean McAllister, a scientist at CPMCRI and the lead author of the study.
Previous studies had shown that 9-THC was effective in inhibiting brain cancer growth in cell cultures and in animal models and prompted a small clinical trial in Spain.
Smokeless Cannabis Delivery Device Found Efficient and Less Toxic
A smokeless cannabis-vaporizing device delivers the same level of active therapeutic chemical and produces the same biological effect as smoking
A smokeless cannabis-vaporizing device delivers the same level of active therapeutic chemical and produces the same biological effect as smoking
The CPMCRI researchers screened a number of different cannabis-based compounds before settling on CBD as the most active one.
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Compound Present in Plant may Help to Curb Craving for Cannabis
US scientists has shown that a compound extracted from a plant from the buttercup family has the ability to reduce craving for marihuana, and block its effect on the brain.
US scientists has shown that a compound extracted from a plant from the buttercup family has the ability to reduce craving for marihuana, and block its effect on the brain.
The new study has been published in the latest issue of the journal Molecular Cancer Therapeutics.
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Oz Families Giving Cannabis To Even Six-Year Olds To Keep Them Quiet
A children's charity has disclosed that in a shocking revelation, poor parents in an impoverished western Sydney suburb are feeding their young children cannabis to ‘keep them quiet’.
A children's charity has disclosed that in a shocking revelation, poor parents in an impoverished western Sydney suburb are feeding their young children cannabis to ‘keep them quiet’.
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