يحاول ذهب - حر

Doobie Do

January / February 2019

|

Very Interesting

What is cannabis oil and can it really be made into medicine?

Doobie Do

The cannabis plant contains many different compounds called cannabinoids. The two most significant ones are tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and cannabidiol (CBD). While THC is the compound that gets recreational cannabis users high, CBD is of great interest to researchers for its medical properties. On its own, CBD has shown promise in the treatment of many health problems, including multiple sclerosis, epilepsy, anxiety, Alzheimer’s, schizophrenia, pain and Tourette’s. In the UK, only one CBD based drug is licensed for use. This is Sativex, used for the treatment of multiple sclerosis. It contains CBD and THC and has undergone stringent safety testing and clinical trials. Epidiolex, a highly purified form of CBD used to treat epilepsy, has been approved in the US but is still awaiting approval for use in the EU. With cannabis-based drugs for epilepsy and other disorders such as anxiety not yet available, people are seeking out unregulated cannabis oils and other products from online suppliers or abroad. Cannabis oils may be legally used with a prescription in South Af

Very Interesting

هذه القصة من طبعة January / February 2019 من Very Interesting.

اشترك في Magzter GOLD للوصول إلى آلاف القصص المتميزة المنسقة، وأكثر من 9000 مجلة وصحيفة.

هل أنت مشترك بالفعل؟

المزيد من القصص من Very Interesting

Very Interesting

Very Interesting

TAKE IT SLOW

Slow running is a fitness trend with some hard and fast science behind it

time to read

3 mins

July/August 2024

Very Interesting

Very Interesting

Physics, AI and music share a common thread. You just have to know where to look

Studying science can lead you in many directions and open doors to unexpected possibilities along the way

time to read

3 mins

July/August 2024

Very Interesting

Very Interesting

BED BUGS VS THE WORLD

When bloodthirsty bed bugs made headlines for infesting Paris Fashion Week in 2023, it shone a spotlight on a problem that's been making experts itch for decades: the arms race going on between bed bugs and humans

time to read

10 mins

July/August 2024

Very Interesting

Very Interesting

Kids are the key to understanding obesity. But we need more of their genes...

We can unravel the role that bodyweight plays in disease, but we need a bigger, more diverse, sample of genetic material to do so

time to read

3 mins

July/August 2024

Very Interesting

Very Interesting

COVID inquiry: What did we learn and what can we do better in future pandemics?

Masks, social distancing, lockdowns... how effective was the UK's response to the COVID-19 pandemic?

time to read

3 mins

July/August 2024

Very Interesting

Very Interesting

One hormone could be the key that unlocks a cure for morning sickness

The nausea and vomiting that, in extreme cases, can endanger mothers and babies might soon be just a memory

time to read

3 mins

July/August 2024

Very Interesting

Very Interesting

THE WORLD'S WEIRDEST CREATURES

Under the sea and upon the land, some animals look - to us - pretty strange...

time to read

8 mins

July/August 2024

Very Interesting

Very Interesting

WHEN MIND AND MACHINE COLLIDE

First, Elon Musk wanted to make electric cars ubiquitous, then he wanted to make space exploration a private enterprise. Now, with Neuralink, his newest venture, Musk hopes to merge humans and artificial intelligence. Turns out, it might not be such a crazy idea...

time to read

10 mins

July/August 2024

Very Interesting

Very Interesting

COME OUT OF YOUR SHELL

Social anxiety is more than just being shy. It's a phobia born out of our evolutionary past. But that raises a puzzling question: why do so many of us fear human interaction when we're supposed to be the most sociable species on the planet?

time to read

8 mins

July/August 2024

Very Interesting

Very Interesting

SPACE ODDITIES

Take a tour of the weirdest spots in the universe, where the 'normal' rules don't apply. Places that squeeze time, blow bubbles and even rain glass... sideways

time to read

6 mins

July/August 2024