Signaling of the Endocannabinoid System
Introduction to Endocannabinoids: The endocannabinoid system is a complex biological system that helps to regulate various processes in the central nervous syst...
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Final Blog Post
Last Blog Questions: What kinds of learning occurred for you during this semester? I learned how to read, break down, and organize difficult scientific literatu...
Perceptions of Obesity
Introduction to Obesity Heart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, with approximately 660,000 people dying of this condition every single...
Sleep. The Best Part of the Day
Sleep When sitting in class and finishing work many individuals look forward to a specific time of the day. This is the time in which we can snuggle into our b...
Understanding Marijuana and Your Brain
Featured Image: The cycle a marijuana addicted brain will enter as the need for more and more weed is required to reach the same “high”. The mechani...
Neurodegenerative Diseases: Is Cannabis the Answer?
Background: Endocannabinoids are gaining media exposure as many states are legalizing the recreational and medicinal use of marijuana, which contains the numero...
Cannabinoid Use to Reduce Pain
By Hannah P. How do we feel pain? When we feel pain sensory receptors in our skin send a message via nerve fibres, A-delta fibres and C fibres, to the spinal c...
Adenosine’s effect on sleep
Overview of the circadian rhythm The circadian rhythm regulation plays a crucial role in people’s healthy lives affected by factors consisting of cosmic events ...
Marijuana’s long-term effect on the brain
Cannabinoids in the brain Cannabinoids are popular in both recreational and medical use. The primary active constituent of the hemp plant Cannabis sativa is del...
The Endocannabinoid System and Mood
The endocannabinoid system (ECS) is responsible for regulating one’s sleep, mood, memory, and appetite. AN indidivual’s reporduction and fertility c...