Cannabidiol inhibits lung cancer cell invasion and metastasis via intercellular adhesion molecule-1.

Authors: Robert Ramer, Katharina Bublitz, Nadine Freimuth, Jutta Merkord, Helga Rohde, et al
The FASEB Journal, April 2012

Cannabinoids inhibit cancer cell invasion via increasing tissue inhibitor of matrix metalloproteinases-1 (TIMP-1). This study investigates the role of intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) within this action. In the lung cancer cell lines A549, H358, and H460, cannabidiol…

Cannabinoid-related agents in the treatment of anxiety disorders: current knowledge and future perspectives.

Authors: Simone Tambaro, Marco Bortolato
Recent Patents on CNS Drug Discovery, 1 April 2012

Rich evidence has shown that cannabis products exert a broad gamut of effects on emotional regulation. The main psychoactive ingredient of hemp, Δ9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), and its synthetic cannabinoid analogs have been reported to either attenuate or exacerbate anxiety an…

Would some cannabinoids ameliorate symptoms of autism?

Authors: Rami Bou Khalil
European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, DATE

Dear Sir, There has been a massive growth of public awareness and research funding around autism spectrum disorders (ASD) over the past 10 years. This disorder is one of the groups of neurodevelopmental disorders known as pervasive developmental disorders characterized by thre…