Researchers from the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ) have identified cannabidiol (CBD) in the fruit and flower of a native Brazilian species, the Trema micrantha Blume. The discovery could pave the way for the legal use of the substance for medicinal purposes, as regulations effective in Brazil today ban planting and using plants from which hallucinogenic drugs can be produced. Unlike the Cannabis sativa, the Brazilian species does not have Tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), which has a psychoactive effect, among its chemical components. Cannabis has its medicinal and industrial use authorized in countries like the US, Canada, and Portugal. In Brazil, however, Congress is still discussing cultivation. A number of lawsuits and injunctions have guaranteed the cultivation of cannabis and the importation of cannabidiol in isolated cases. Last year, a resolution by the nation's Federal Council of Medicine stipulated that doctors can only prescribe CBD for the treatment of epilepsy
Dr. Santiago Munné, a pioneer in preimplantation genetic diagnosis, presented the new test at the PGDIS Conference The novel laboratory test will not only detect genes inherited from parents, but will
Dr. Santiago Munné, a pioneer in preimplantation genetic diagnosis, presented the new test at the PGDIS ConferenceThe novel laboratory test will not only detect genes inherited from parents, but will also