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Can medical marijuana help treat intractable epilepsy?

Can medical marijuana help treat intractable epilepsy?

A new British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology review examines the potential of medicinal cannabis - or medical marijuana - for helping patients with intractable epilepsy, in which seizures fail…

Can’t you just feel that release of endorphins?

Can’t you just feel that release of endorphins?

Almost everyone nowadays knows about endorphins, brain neurotransmitters whose release is invariably invoked when someone is describing the sensation of pleasure. But few know that the first…

Cannabinoids may have a vast array of anti-cancer effects

Cannabinoids may have a vast array of anti-cancer effects

Previous research has shown that cannabinoids can help lessen side effects of anti-cancer therapies. Now a new British Journal of Pharmacology review has examined their potential for the direct…

Cannabis and Nausea: A Cause and a Cure, from Chemotherapy to Chili Peppers

The following article by J. Daniel Lafreniere, Research Associate at Dalhousie University, Canada, has been selected by a panel of judges as the runner up for Pharmacology Matters’ first writing…

Cannabis, opioids, pizza and prize lectures: a busy year for the Glasgow Pharm Soc!

The Glasgow Pharmacological Society (GPS) has had a busy year hosting some fascinating and inspiring lectures! The GPS is led by students and staff from Glasgow’s three universities: Glasgow…

Cardiovascular drug mavacamten awarded Drug Discovery of the Year Award 2024

  A team from Bristol Myers Squibb are the winners of the 2024 Sir James Black Drug Discovery of the Year Award, with their drug mavacamten for obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy.The…

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Existing BPS members who are currently taking, or plan to take, an extended leave from work can apply for Career Break membership. This ensures you retain access to your existing member benefits…

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