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

Many human diseases, including metabolic, immune and central nervous system disorders,
as well as cancer, are the consequence of an alteration in lipid metabolic enzymes and their …

Autophagy plays a key role in the maintenance of cellular homeostasis. In healthy cells,
such a homeostatic activity constitutes a robust barrier against malignant transformation …

Cannabis has been employed medicinally throughout history, but its recent legal prohibition,
biochemical complexity and variability, quality control issues, previous dearth of …

Glioblastoma (GBM) is the most common primary malignant brain tumor in adults and has an
exceedingly low median overall survival of only 15 months. Current standard-of-care for …

Background: There is a growing interest in the use of cannabis (and its extracts), as well as
CBD oil (hemp extracts containing cannabidiol), for therapeutic purposes. While there is …

Induction of cell death and inhibition of cell survival are the main principles of cancer
therapy. Resistance to chemotherapeutic agents is a major problem in oncology, which …

Over the past years, several lines of evidence support a therapeutic potential of Cannabis
derivatives and in particular phytocannabinoids. Δ 9-THC and cannabidiol (CBD) are the …

Recently, cannabinoids, such as cannabidiol (CBD) and Δ 9-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC),
have been the subject of intensive research and heavy scrutiny. Cannabinoids encompass a …

Background: Glioblastoma multiforme (GBM) is the most common malignant primary brain
tumor, with an incidence of 3.19 cases per 100,000 person years and remarkably poor …