Sentences with phrase «synthetic tetrahydrocannabinol»
What ambitious investors are bound to like about Insys is the potential for a comeback given the upcoming launch of Syndros, an oral dronabinol solution (essentially a synthetic tetrahydrocannabinol) for the treatment of chemotherapy - induced nausea and vomiting and anorexia associated with AIDS.
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A research group led by Olga Malyshevskaya and Yoshihiro Urade of International Institute for Integrative Sleep Medicine (WPI - IIIS), University of Tsukuba, discovered that seizures, a life - threatening condition, can be induced by natural Δ9 - tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9 - THC, main constituent of marijuana) or the synthetic cannabinoid JWH - 018 (main component of synthetic blend «Spice») in mice.
Researchers investigated the effect of dronabinol, a synthetic version of the molecule Delta - 9 THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), which is in cannabis, on sleep apnea in a Phase 2 trial.
Two synthetic cannabinoids — compounds that act on specific receptors in the brain — have been approved for medical use in the U.S., both of which mimic a form of THC (tetrahydrocannabinol), the compound responsible for the «high» of recreational cannabis use.
Synthetic cannabinoids, similar to tetrahydrocannabinol (the psychoactive ingredient of marijuana), bind to cannabinoid receptors in the human brain, triggering similar neurophysiological effects.