Cannabis Testing & Analysis - Cannabis use alters DNA methylation, with implications beyond smoking effects |
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The latest cannabis testing & analysis news from News Medical |
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From quality control to small-scale production
In this on-demand webinar, Retsch share their expertise on neutral-to-analysis sample preparation of cannabis and related products and elaborate on the use of laboratory mills for small-scale production. The webinar includes an extensive online demonstration part in the lab.
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| | | ![](https://www.azonetwork.com/newsletters/graphics/newsletter_section_divider_gray_arrow.gif) | | The study in Scientific Reports finds no significant association between cannabis use and the risk of primary open-angle glaucoma, challenging the notion that cannabis could influence intraocular pressure and glaucoma risk. | | | | The study in the International Journal of Obesity reports that cannabis and its derivatives may influence weight and waist circumference, with different effects on body fat, suggesting potential as a therapeutic aid in obesity management. | | | | Cannabidiol (CBD) is marketed by some suppliers as a painkiller, e.g. for osteoarthritis of the knee. Animal experiments have shown that the substance, which is extracted from the hemp plant, has an anti-inflammatory and pain-relieving effect in arthritis. | | | | Infants prenatally exposed to cannabis are more likely to be born preterm, have a low birth weight, and require neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) care than infants without prenatal cannabis exposure, according to a study published today in the scientific journal Addiction. | | | | A Yale-led analysis of the genomes of more than 1 million people has shed light on the underlying biology of cannabis use disorder and its links to psychiatric disorders, abuse of other substances such as tobacco, and possibly even an elevated risk of developing lung cancer. | | | | The Journal of Clinical Medicine review explores cannabis as a self-management strategy for endometriosis pain, revealing its potential to reduce gut inflammation and improve gut permeability, thereby alleviating bloating and suppressing pain through interactions with the endocannabinoid system and gut microbiota. | | | | In a mouse study designed to explore the impact of marijuana's major psychoactive compound, THC, on teenage brains, Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers say they found changes to the structure of microglia, which are specialized brain immune cells, that may worsen a genetic predisposition to schizophrenia. | |
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