Tough Questions with Science: Marijuana’s THC vs. The Body’s Endocannabinoids
Some day it will happen, I just know it. As a future educator it is my job to get my students out of their seats and diving headfirst into science. WHY? WHY? WH...
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Cannabis: preventing brain damage instead of causing it?
Seizures are the physical changes in behavior that are observed after a period of abnormal electrical activity in the brain. Seizures can be caused by a variet...
Possible Role of Endocannabinoids in Reducing Post-Surgical Chronic Pain?
The article of discussion this week focused on the ability of endocannabinoids to aid in the protection of the brains’ neurons. Much of the evidence that was pr...
This Is Your Brain On Cannabinoids
Ah, the feeling of bliss: You feel yourself relax as tension oozes out of your body and worries, fears, and problems seem to fade away… Life slows down measurab...
Hope for new Alzheimer’s treatments
Alzheimer’s disease is a memory impairment mostly seen in elderly people. Alzheimer’s Foundation of America describes the disease as “a progressive, degenerati...
Dear Dad, It's not all bad; the truth about cannabis and cannabanoids.
Cannabis, or commonly known as marijuana is a type of cannabinoid. Many of you know of it’s damaging side effects and have heard of the ongoing debate o...
Endocannabinoids…..what???
Cannabis, also known as marijuana, produces significant psychoactive effects in our brain through its active ingredient, THC. The actions of THC are a result o...