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Unveiling Cannabinoid’s Potential for Treating Age-Related Brain Degeneration

Scientists at the Salk Institute observed the neuroprotective effects of cannabinol in fruit flies and discovered cannabinoid analogs that may prove to be promising future treatments for Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, and traumatic brain injury.

18 Apr 2024

Improving your Canna-business

In this interview, PerkinElmer, talks to AZoLifeSciences about how you can go about improving your canna-business.

From PerkinElmer 7 Sep 2022

Optimised microplate for cannabis sample processing

Porvair Sciences has developed a 2 ml 96-well microplate whose design is optimised for labs processing cannabis samples for analysis of Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and Cannabidiol (CBD).

From Porvair Sciences Limited 29 Jul 2022

Researchers analyze the effects of using tetrahydrocannabinol during pregnancy

A group of scientists combined their mastery to obtain a thorough understanding of the risks linked with cannabis exposure at the time of pregnancy.

3 Sep 2021

Researchers discover new way to improve absorption and brain delivery of medicinal cannabis

A team of researchers led by Curtin University has discovered a new way to improve the absorption rate of medicinal cannabis when taken orally, which could potentially be used to treat neurological disorders such as Alzheimer’s disease, multiple sclerosis and traumatic brain injuries in the future.

21 Jun 2021

Study sheds light on the ability of cannabidiol to reduce pain

It's been hailed as a wonder drug and it's certainly creating wonder profits. By some estimates, the Cannabidiol (or CBD) market could be worth $20 billion dollars by 2024. While users tout its effectiveness in pain relief, up until now there's been limited experimental human research on the actual effectiveness of the drug

26 Apr 2021

Synthetic cannabidiol can kill bacteria that causes gonorrhoea

Synthetic cannabidiol, commonly called CBD, has been demonstrated to destroy the bacteria that cause meningitis, gonorrhea, and Legionnaires’ disease.

21 Jan 2021

Study finds that cannabidiol induces the expression of heme oxygenase 1 in skin cells

At present, cannabidiol has found considerable use not just in the world of cosmetics but also in nutrition and pharmaceutics due to its therapeutic potential.

17 Nov 2020

Research highlights the lack of data about lesser-known cannabis compounds

THC and CBD. Anyone who has used, sold, studied or even read much about marijuana likely recognizes these acronyms as active ingredients in the plant.

30 Sep 2020

Cannabinoids may affect activity of other pharmaceuticals

Cannabinoid-containing products may alter the effects of some prescription drugs, according to Penn State College of Medicine researchers.

4 Aug 2020

Largest Grant Ever For Cannabis Research

Researcher Staci Gruber, Ph.D., will use funding provided by Harvard University to further her studies into different types of cannabis-based products.

5 May 2020

What's The Best Way To Identify Male Hemp Seedlings?

The surge in CBD popularity means more farmers are growing non-intoxicating strains of cannabis, or hemp, for CBD production.

29 Apr 2020

Handy homogeniser for cannabis sample preparation

The Chromatrap Spin Column Homogeniser from Porvair Sciences is gaining considerable interest from organizations preparing Cannabis samples for analysis of Tetrahydrocannabinol and Cannabidiol.

From Chromatrap® - Porvair Sciences Ltd 30 Mar 2020