Tag: Epilepsy

Medical Marijuana Liquid May Help Children with Severe Epilepsy

A liquid form of medical marijuana may show promise as a treatment for children with severe epilepsy that is not responding to other treatments, according to a study released April 9th, that will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 67th Annual Meeting in Washington, DC, April 18 to 25, 2015. For the 137 people who completed the 12-week study, the number of seizures decreased by an average of 54 percent from the beginning of the...

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CBD May Reduce Seizures & Treatment-Resistant Epilepsy

A team of Stony Brook University researchers have identified fatty acid binding proteins (FABPs) as intracellular transporters for two ingredients in marijuana, THC and CBD (cannabidiol). The finding, published early online in the Journal of Biological Chemistry, is significant because it helps explain how CBD works within the cells. Recent clinical findings have shown that CBD may help reduce seizures and could be a potential new medicine to treat...

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