Researchers at University of Reading in Britain have identified a chemical present in the cannabis plant that could be used in developing effective treatment for epilepsy without any major side effects. The researchers, working in collaboration with GW Pharmaceuticals and Otsuka Pharmaceuticals, found that cannabidivarin, or CBDV, reduced the number of seizures in mice afflicted with over six different types of epilepsy without any side effects, such as uncontrollable ...Monday, 17 September 2012
Component of Cannabis Could be Used to Develop Effective Anti-Epilepsy Treatment
Researchers at University of Reading in Britain have identified a chemical present in the cannabis plant that could be used in developing effective treatment for epilepsy without any major side effects. The researchers, working in collaboration with GW Pharmaceuticals and Otsuka Pharmaceuticals, found that cannabidivarin, or CBDV, reduced the number of seizures in mice afflicted with over six different types of epilepsy without any side effects, such as uncontrollable ...
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