Articles in Science & tech category
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Can Cannabis Prevent and Treat Traumatic Brain Injury?
Jeremy Kossen - Published on July 24, 2016read moreLearn more about cannabis as a potential treatment and prevention measure for traumatic brain injury (TBI), and find research conducted on the topic.
Cannabis and dreams: Halting long-term use can lead to one strange side effect
Bailey Rahn - Published on July 20, 2016read moreIf you’ve ever taken a hiatus from your regular cannabis routine, you may have noticed one strange side effect once your eyes close for the night: your dreams change.
Why does cannabis get you ‘high’ and make you feel good?
Jeremy Kossen - Published on July 18, 2016read moreLearn about the myths surrounding cannabis’s production of dopamine, and find out how cannabis really does give you that “high” happy feeling.
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Is Cannabis Part of an Alzheimer’s Cure?
Gage Peake - Published on July 5, 2016read moreNew study finds cannabinoids help rid brain cells of Alzheimer’s-linked proteins.
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These ADHD Researchers Are Reading Your Posts for Insights on Medical Cannabis
Bailey Rahn - Published on June 29, 2016read moreResearchers at Duke University took to online forums last month to learn more about how ADHD patients are self-medicating with cannabis, pushing over the first domino in what might become a series of novel scientific discoveries.
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Leafly Medical Studies Roundup: Is Cannabis Addictive Because We ‘Prefer It Over Fruit’?
Bailey Rahn - Published on June 8, 2016read moreNIDA concludes that long-term cannabis use is associated with altered activity in the brain’s reward processing pathways, plus studies on alcoholism and PTSD, liver cancer, and more.
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Cannabis and Impulsive Behavior: How CB1 and CB2 Receptors Regulate Our Animal Instincts
Sponsored Article - Published on May 26, 2016read moreImpulsive behaviors are often characteristic of psychiatric and neurological disorders. Could CBD from cannabis be the key to controlling them?
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5 Things That Are Chemically Similar to a Cannabis High
Rebecca Kelley - Published on April 27, 2016read moreThings as diverse as exercise to guilty pleasure foods can deliver sensations that are chemically similar to cannabis’s psychoactive effects.
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Cannabis, Sleep and Nutrition: How the Endocannabinoid System Affects Our Circadian Rhythm
Sponsored Article - Published on April 26, 2016read moreStudies show that sleep deprivation can impact naturally-occurring endocannabinoid levels, throwing the body’s circadian rhythm out of balance and leading to weight gain.
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Dosing homemade cannabis edibles: Why it’s nearly impossible to calculate potency
Brett Konen - Published on April 10, 2016read moreAccurately dosing your homemade cannabis-infused edibles is harder than you think. We spoke with cannabis testing facility Steep Hill Labs to determine why.









