(PhysOrg.com) -- Industrial hemp, which grows in infertile soils, is attractive as a potential source of sustainable diesel fuel.

Technology - Energy & Green Tech

Oct 06, 2010 4.9 / 5 (28) 33 |

Cannabis can reduce spasticity in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. A systematic review, published in the open access journal BMC Neurology, found that five out six randomized controlled trials reported a reduction in spa ...

Medicine & Health - Neuroscience

Dec 04, 2009 5 / 5 (21) 0

A new study published by University of Leicester researchers has found "convincing evidence" that cannabis smoke damages DNA in ways that could potentially increase the risk of cancer development in humans.

Medicine & Health - Other

Jun 16, 2009 2.4 / 5 (40) 41

Young adults who started using cannabis at an early age and used it for several years are at increased risk of being diagnosed with a form of psychosis, of hallucinating or having delusions, a study published Monday found.

Medicine & Health - Psychology & Psychiatry

Feb 27, 2010 2.1 / 5 (42) 35 |

When legal therapies let them down, some teens turn to cannabis. A new study, published in BioMed Central's open access journal Substance Abuse, Treatment, Prevention and Policy suggests that around a third of teens who sm ...

Medicine & Health - Other

Apr 22, 2009 4.9 / 5 (15) 24

University of Saskatchewan researchers have discovered the chemical pathway that Cannabis sativa uses to create bioactive compounds called cannabinoids, paving the way for the development of marijuana variet ...

Chemistry - Biochemistry

Jul 16, 2012 4.4 / 5 (15) 13 |

A team of Canadian researchers has sequenced the genome of Cannabis sativa, the plant that produces both industrial hemp and marijuana, and in the process revealed the genetic changes that led to the plant's drug-producing proper ...

Biology - Biotechnology

Oct 19, 2011 5 / 5 (12) 4 |

For people suffering chronic pain, smoked cannabis reduces pain, improves mood and helps sleep, according to new research published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).

Medicine & Health - Medical research

Aug 30, 2010 4.6 / 5 (12) 2

Nearly four percent of adults around the world use cannabis, even though the drug raises many major health concerns, according to a paper published in The Lancet on Friday.

Medicine & Health - Health

Oct 16, 2009 2.1 / 5 (24) 13

Researchers on Sunday said they had pinpointed the biochemical pathway by which cannabis causes memory loss in mice.

Medicine & Health - Neuroscience

Aug 02, 2009 4.9 / 5 (10) 5

Scientists investigating the effects of cannabis on bone health have found that its impact varies dramatically with age.

Medicine & Health - Medical research

Aug 13, 2009 4.9 / 5 (10) 1

Prohibition of cannabis in the United States may be counter-productive, with a new study showing that a period of increased law enforcement against the drug coincided with an increase in the number of young adult cannabis ...

Medicine & Health - Other

Oct 08, 2010 4.6 / 5 (10) 22

Substituting cannabis in place of more harmful drugs may be a winning strategy in the fight against substance misuse. Research published in BioMed Central' open access Harm Reduction Journal features a poll of 350 cannab ...

Medicine & Health - Health

Dec 01, 2009 4.9 / 5 (9) 1

Patients with schizophrenia are able to correctly see through an illusion known as the 'hollow mask' illusion, probably because their brain disconnects 'what the eyes see' from what 'the brain thinks it is seeing', according ...

Medicine & Health - Neuroscience

Apr 06, 2009 4.8 / 5 (9) 3

Cannabis use among students can lead to psychotic experiences, according to new research led by the University of Bath.

Medicine & Health - Psychology & Psychiatry

Aug 19, 2010 2 / 5 (21) 37