Benzodiazepine use in medical cannabis authorization adult patients from 2013 to 2021: Alberta, Canada
BMC Public Health. 2024 Mar 20;24(1):859. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-18356-6. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Benzodiazepines are a class of medications that are being frequently prescribed in Canada but carry...
Cannabis exposure during pregnancy and perinatal outcomes: A cohort study
Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2024 Mar 19. doi: 10.1111/aogs.14818. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Cannabis potency and its use during pregnancy have increased in...
Neuroenhancement and mental health in students from four faculties – a cross-sectional questionnaire study
GMS J Med Educ. 2024 Feb 15;41(1):Doc9. doi: 10.3205/zma001664. eCollection 2024. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Students face great challenges at the beginning of and during their studies....
Fabrication of Orally Fast-Disintegrating Wafer Tablets Containing Cannabis Extract Using Freeze-Drying Method
Med Cannabis Cannabinoids. 2024 Feb 20;7(1):51-58. doi: 10.1159/000537926. eCollection 2024 Jan-Dec. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: The development of a novel dosage form for cannabis extract is necessary...
Effects of acute cannabidiol on behavior and the endocannabinoid system in HIV-1 Tat transgenic female and male mice
Front Neurosci. 2024 Mar 5;18:1358555. doi: 10.3389/fnins.2024.1358555. eCollection 2024. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Some evidence suggests that cannabidiol (CBD) has potential to help alleviate HIV symptoms due...
Cardiotoxic effects of common and emerging drugs: role of cannabinoid receptors
Clin Sci (Lond). 2024 Mar 20;138(6):413-434. doi: 10.1042/CS20231156. ABSTRACT Drug-induced cardiotoxicity has become one of the most common and detrimental health concerns, which causes significant...
Trauma film viewing and intrusive memories: Relationship between salivary alpha amylase, endocannabinoids, and cortisol
Psychoneuroendocrinology. 2024 Mar 8;164:107007. doi: 10.1016/j.psyneuen.2024.107007. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT The endogenous cannabinoid (ECB) system is a small molecule lipid signalling system that is...
Participant Fraud in Virtual Qualitative Substance Use Research: Recommendations and Considerations for Detection and Prevention Based on a Case Study
Subst Use Misuse. 2024 Mar 19:1-10. doi: 10.1080/10826084.2024.2330892. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Background: The COVID-19 pandemic has accelerated and amplified the use of virtual...
Does cannabis use substitute for opioids? A preliminary exploratory survey in opioid maintenance patients
Eur Arch Psychiatry Clin Neurosci. 2024 Mar 19. doi: 10.1007/s00406-023-01718-3. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Various studies showed that people with substance use disorder use...
Older Canadians’ Perceptions of the Safety, Effectiveness and Accessibility of Cannabis for Medicinal Purposes: A Cross-Sectional Analysis
Drugs Aging. 2024 Mar 19. doi: 10.1007/s40266-024-01109-w. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Cannabis use is increasing among older adults, with use primarily...
Electrophysiological Phenotypes of Hippocampal Synaptic and Network Functions in Cannabinoid Receptor 2 Knockout Mice
Cannabis Cannabinoid Res. 2024 Jan 22. doi: 10.1089/can.2023.0186. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT Background: The cannabinoid receptor 2 (CB2R), a cannabinoid receptor primarily expressed in...
Dual-Vaping of Nicotine and Cannabis among Adults who Currently Use Tobacco Products in Five New England States
Nicotine Tob Res. 2024 Mar 19:ntae062. doi: 10.1093/ntr/ntae062. Online ahead of print. ABSTRACT INTRODUCTION: Current measures of vaping behaviors do not distinguish what substances participants...
Evaluation of the protective and therapeutic effects of extra virgin olive oil rich in phenol in experimental model of neonatal necrotizing enterocolitis by clinical disease score, ınflammation, apoptosis, and oxidative stress markers
Pediatr Surg Int. 2024 Mar 17;40(1):80. doi: 10.1007/s00383-024-05669-1. ABSTRACT BACKGROUND AND AIM: Necrotizing Enterocolitis (NEC) is an inflammation-associated ischemic necrosis of the intestine. To investigate...
Aerobic training with moderate or high doses of vitamin D improve liver enzymes, LXRα and PGC-1α levels in rats with T2DM
Sci Rep. 2024 Mar 17;14(1):6409. doi: 10.1038/s41598-024-57023-z. ABSTRACT Dysregulation of key transcription factors involved in hepatic energy metabolism, such as peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma coactivator-1...
Formulation and Development of a Herbal Antifungal Gel Containing Origanum vulgare and Syzygium aromaticum Essential Oils Against Oral Candida albicans
Cureus. 2024 Feb 17;16(2):e54348. doi: 10.7759/cureus.54348. eCollection 2024 Feb. ABSTRACT Background Oral candidiasis is the most prevalent oral fungal infection, and existing antifungal agents have...