A new study reveals that modulating endocannabinoids in the brain can reduce food intake and boost physical activity, ...

Increasing the levels of chemicals naturally produced in the body called endocannabinoids may thwart the highly addictive ...

When most individuals decide to make a conscious effort to improve their health, they typically think they need to take on ...

Endocannabinoids bind to cannabinoid receptors throughout the body that regulate activities, such as learning and memory, emotions, sleep, immune response and appetite. Opioids prescribed to ...

RESEARCHERS have uncovered a groundbreaking role for endocannabinoids in regulating food intake, energy use, and body weight. Their findings suggest that modulating these brain molecules could offer ...

Boosting the endocannabinoid 2-AG in the brain can counteract opioid addiction while preserving their pain relief, a Weill ...

Endocannabinoids in the brain play a key role in food intake and energy use. Modulating the action of these molecules could help fight obesity, say researchers.

The endocannabinoids anandamide and 2-arachidonoylglycerol are produced 'on demand' and act via (novel) CBs. Next to endocannabinoids, many endocannabinoid-related lipid molecules are produced ...