Medical case reports suggest that cannabinoids extracted from Cannabis sativa have
therapeutic effects; however, the therapeutic employment is limited due to the psychotropic …

Anecdotal evidence that cannabis preparations have medical benefits together with the
discovery of the psychotropic plant cannabinoid Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) initiated …

Cannabinoid receptors, endocannabinoids and the enzymes responsible for their
biosynthesis and degradation constitute the endocannabinoid system. In recent decades …

Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by a progressive
loss of dopaminergic neurons from the nigrostriatal pathway, formation of Lewy bodies, and …

The identification of the human cannabinoid receptors and their roles in health and disease,
has been one of the most significant biochemical and pharmacological advancements to …

Medicine continues to struggle in its approaches to numerous common subjective pain
syndromes that lack objective signs and remain treatment resistant. Foremost among these …

Most neurodegenerative disorders (NDD s) are characterized by cognitive impairment and
other neurological defects. The definite cause of and pathways underlying the progression …

Lipids in the brain are major components playing structural functions as well as
physiological roles in nerve cells, such as neural communication, neurogenesis, synaptic …

Over the past three decades, neuroimaging studies—including structural, functional and
molecular modalities—have provided invaluable insights into the mechanisms underlying …

Neurological therapeutics have been hampered by its inability to advance beyond
symptomatic treatment of neurodegenerative disorders into the realm of actual palliation …