da admin | Apr 27, 2021 | Scientific
The cannabis plant and its derivatives have been exploited for centuries for recreational and medicinal purposes, with millions of regular users around the world. The recreational use of cannabis is reflective of its neuropsychiatric effects, such as anxiolysis and...
da admin | Dic 9, 2019 | General, News
With legalization efforts across the United States, cannabis use is becoming increasingly mainstream. Various studies have documented the effects of acute and chronic cannabis use on brain structure and cognitive performance, including within the...
da admin | Dic 8, 2019 | General, News
Cannabis use and cannabis use disorder (CUD) is increased in patients with schizophrenia. It is important to establish if this is explained by non-causal factors, such as shared genetic vulnerability. We aimed to investigate whether the polygenic risk...
da admin | Apr 5, 2018 | Scientific
Teenagers who regularly smoke cannabis suffer long lasting brain damage and are in much greater danger of developing schizophrenia. American researchers say the drug is particularly dangerous for a group of people who have a genetic susceptibility to the...
da admin | Mar 2, 2017 | Scientific
Last month, the National Academies of Science, Engineering, and Medicine (NASEM) released a major new report on the health effects of cannabis and its constituent compounds, based on a comprehensive assessment of research conducted since 1999. The National Academy of...