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Cannabis will transform medicine—once we figure out how to get rid of its side effects

To produce better drugs for chronic pain, mental illness, and other health problems, Northeastern professor Alexandros Makriyannis is making new molecules in the lab—the same kind that give people a high when they smoke marijuana.

by Roberto Molar Candanosa February 19, 2020

In search of a drug to stop the opioid epidemic

Ganesh Thakur, an associate professor in the Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, has created a chemical compound that could enhance the body’s own ability to relieve pain well enough to replace opioids, without putting patients at risk of becoming addicted.

by Laura Castañón and Lia Petronio December 5, 2018

Structure of the brain’s ‘marijuana receptor’ revealed

New research by an interdisciplinary team, including Northeastern’s Alexandros Makriyannis, reveals how THC—the psychoactive ingredient in marijuana—gets into brain cells. The findings open the door to the development of new medications, free from side effects, for conditions from pain and obesity to neurological diseases and addiction.

by Thea Singer October 20, 2016

Cannabis will transform medicine—once we figure out how to get rid of its side effects

In search of a drug to stop the opioid epidemic

Structure of the brain’s ‘marijuana receptor’ revealed

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