Eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa and bulimia may be triggered by reduced concentrations of chemicals known as endocannabinoids in the human brain. These are naturally-occurring cannabinoids, of the type found in marijuana and cannabis.
Researchers say that a link between cannabinoids and appetite has been ... |
1 November 2011
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Experts know that the human brain is more prone to experiencing deterioration as people progress in age, but new studies are beginning to reveal mechanisms that the body uses to repair damage and defective structures. These investigations could pave the way for new therapies and treatments that could eventually lead ... |
13 July 2011
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The circadian rhythm is without a doubt the main element influencing the way humans lead their lives. Everything in the human body, from the desire to eat to the time when more proteins are created, and when intestinal activity drops is controlled through this rhythm, which gives us a sense of time. A new research sh... |
31 July 2010
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The fact that cannabis is forbidden in most countries is only a recent event. In the past, starting centuries ago, people always smoked pot for various reasons, including leisure, resting purposes, going into trance, or for medicinal use. In Western societies, it has been mostly forbidden, even though not all of its ... |
20 February 2009
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Quitting marijuana can be extremely difficult. But now better therapies against this addiction in humans could be based on a recently discovered chemical that decreases the desire for marijuana and impedes its brain effects. Rats that received the chemical extracted from larkspur, a plant in the buttercup family, los... |
23 May 2007
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After a joint do you believe you are Napoleon? Or Julius Caesar?That's normal, as cannabis drugs are known to induce psychotic illnesses like schizophrenia. Now they have discovered how. King's College London researchers found that cannabis's active ingredient tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) disinhibits b... |
1 May 2007
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