{"id":1878,"date":"2023-02-14T07:50:21","date_gmt":"2023-02-14T07:50:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mpelembe.net\/?p=1878"},"modified":"2023-02-14T07:50:21","modified_gmt":"2023-02-14T07:50:21","slug":"study-reveals-how-cbd-counters-epileptic-seizures","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mpelembe.net\/index.php\/study-reveals-how-cbd-counters-epileptic-seizures\/","title":{"rendered":"Study Reveals How CBD Counters Epileptic Seizures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A study reveals a previously unknown way in which cannabidiol (CBD), a substance found in cannabis, reduces seizures in treatment-resistant forms of pediatric epilepsy.<\/p>\n<p>Led by researchers at NYU Grossman School of Medicine, the new study found that CBD blocked signals carried by a molecule called lysophosphatidylinositol (LPI). 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