Study of all-night dance clubs offers insight into a different culture Raves and all-night dance clubs, far from being loud disruptive places of dangerous drug use, are open, creative, "soundscape" environments for young people into the dance music scene. That's part of what Rob Kelly, who spoke to Grande Prairie Regional College students as part of the Music Art Drama speakers series Wednesday, discovered in his four years of research into the dance club and rave music and culture in Edmonton. [continues 575 words]
Scientists have found that marijuana-like substances naturally produced in the brain stimulate appetite - a finding that not only offers clues to treating obesity but also explains why pot smokers get the "munchies". The study suggests these endocannabinoids are part of the brain's complex system controlling when and how much to eat. Scientists have known for several years about the existence of these substances, which are similar to the active ingredient in marijuana but do not make people high. However, their exact role in the brain was unclear. [continues 301 words]
