PTSD with a blunted response to AEA ASSOCIATED WITH exercise

“The findings from this study indicated that adults with and without PTSD reported significant mood improvements following 30 min of moderate-intensity aerobic exercise. In addition, the endocannabinoid system was activated after exercise in adults with and without PTSD, although effect sizes suggest that adults with PTSD may have a blunted endocannabinoid response to exercise.”

- Dr. David Hepburn

Abstract:

Previous reports have shown improvements in mood and increases in endocannabinoids in healthy adults following a session of aerobic exercise, but it is unclear whether adults with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) experience similar responses. 

Thepurpose of thestudywas to examine psychobiological responses (plasma endocannabinoids [eCBs], mood, and pain) to aerobic exercise in a sample of adults with a diagnosis of PTSD (n = 12) and healthy controls (n = 12). 

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29388710

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Drug-Resistant Infections (MRSA) and The Endocannabinoid System (ECS)

“It’s a problem that likely means very little to the average person until it happens to them and then it means a lot. Being infected by a superbug is super difficult and is a widespread and growing concern. But the ECS may serve as a natural line of defense against MRSA orotherantibiotic-resistant bacteria. Due to their anti-biofilm action agents that affect/potentiate the ECS could be a promising alternative to antibiotic therapeutics against biofilm-associated MRSA infections.”

- Dr. David Hepburn

Abstract:

Infections caused by antibiotic-resistant strains of Staphylococcus aureus have reached epidemic proportions globally.

Staphylococcalbiofilms are associated with increased antimicrobial resistance and are generally less affected by host immune factors. Therefore, there is an urgent need for novel agents that not only aim at multidrug-resistant pathogens, but also ones that will act as anti biofilms.

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6283871/

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