Frequent marijuana use can negatively affect brain activity, resulting in reduced memory capabilities, according to information published Tuesday in the medical journal JAMA Network Open. In the study ...

Anandamide controls feelings of hunger, happiness and euphoria and reduces pain and inflammation. AM404 enhances the action ...

A new study explores the effects of both recent and lifetime cannabis use on brain function during cognitive tasks. The study, the largest of its kind ever to be completed, examined the effects of ...

Here’s a great question we received when we spoke at the Kiwanis Club of Downtown Oklahoma City (thank you for the invitation!) earlier this month: We have medical marijuana in Oklahoma, and we may be ...

In part one of what marijuana really does to your brain, we traced the discovery of the cannabinoid receptor. Finding the receptor is the first step in determining how smoking causes a high. The next ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Research suggests that using cannabis may alter a person's epigenetic code. The research suggested that marijuana use can impact the genetic code responsible for activating and ...

Following driving directions or recalling a phone number are skills that require "working memory" – an executive function that helps people keep track of what they are doing. "Working memory is sort ...

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In a recent study published in the journal JAMA Network Open, a group of researchers investigated the associations between lifetime heavy cannabis use, recent use, and brain activation during ...

Marijuana is made from the shredded and dried parts of the cannabis plant, including the flowers, seeds, leaves, and stems. It’s also known as pot, weed, hash, and dozens of other names. While many ...