Who would have thought marijuana would one day be known for its age-reversing properties?! Bizarre though it is, a new study has found that THC, a compound that is also the chief psychoactive constituent of cannabis, can greatly enhance brain function in aged mice to the extent that it starts resembling two-month old rodents in terms…
A recent study has confirmed what scientists have long suspected: heavy marijuana use results in reduced release of dopamine in the brain; a phenomenon that has until now been associated with other kinds of drug addiction. As part of the new research, a team has found evidence of impaired dopamine system among heavy cannabis users.…
Marijuana isn't the only thing cannabis is famous for. Hemp, the tough, fibrous part of the plant, has long been used to make ropes, coarse fabrics and even paper. The innovators at Albany, New York-based Green Built have come up with yet another way the flowering plant can be of use to us: stunning modular…
We have already talked about how Tel Aviv might have been the ancient party city for Egyptians, and how Egyptians even had cures for hangovers. But this time around, we move to a different part of the world, with archaeologists uncovering gold bongs-like artifacts from Russia that were probably used by tribal chiefs to ceremoniously…