The potency puzzle: Understanding cannabis in the modern age

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Traditional methods of chemical testing cannabis potency aren't always accurate.

Traditional methods of chemical testing cannabis potency often fall short in accurately capturing the complex interactions between cannabinoids and the human body. This leads to challenges in identifying relevant medicinal cannabinoids, ensuring consistency in product potency and consumer confidence. However, the innovative CannaMetrix EC50 Array™ technology offers a solution. By measuring cellular responses to cannabinoids in real-time, this high-throughput method […]

Ending the debate: Routine or selective cholangiography during gallstone surgery?

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Dr Gabriel Sandblom investigates the varying local traditions for intraoperative cholangiography (IOC) during gallstone surgery

Symptomatic gallstones are common in the Western world and treatment of choice is surgical removal of the gallbladder (cholecystectomy). During surgery, an x-ray procedure called intraoperative cholangiography (IOC) gives the surgeon information on the anatomy and whether gallstones have migrated from the gallbladder to the deep bile ducts. The procedure helps avoid certain surgical complications and prevent problems from retained […]

The anxiety-reducing effects of cannabidiol treatment in teenagers with social anxiety disorder

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Nobuo Masataka, Professor of Primate Research Institute at Kyoto University, Japan has recently completed and published exciting research into the treatment of the debilitating condition of social anxiety disorder with cannabidiol, a constituent of cannabis. Social anxiety disorder has a major impact on sufferers and the condition is becoming increasingly prevalent. Here, Professor Masataka’s promising new research findings are presented […]