The present technology relates to methods of treating one or more behavioral symptoms (for example, anxiety) of 22q11.2 deletion syndrome in a subject by administering, e.g., transdermally, an effective amount of cannabidiol (CBD) to the subject wherein one or more behavioral and/or psychiatric symptoms of 22q11.2 deletion syndrome are treated in the subject

The present technology relates to methods of treating one or more behavioral symptoms (for example, anxiety) of 22q11.2 deletion syndrome in a subject by administering, e.g., transdermally, an effective amount of cannabidiol (CBD) to the subject wherein one or more behavioral and/or psychiatric symptoms of 22q11.2 deletion syndrome are treated in the subject

Disclosed herein are compositions and methods for treating a sigma-2 receptor-mediated condition or disorder, including treating one or more symptoms of a sigma-2 receptor-mediated condition or disorder.

Methods and compositions for treating diseases or disorders of the nervous system using promoter-driven Designer Receptor Exclusively Activated by Designer Drugs (DREADDs) and DREADD agonists are disclosed.

Methods and compositions for treating diseases or disorders of the nervous system using promoter-driven Designer Receptor Exclusively Activated by Designer Drugs (DREADDs) and DREADD agonists are disclosed.

The present invention discloses a novel use of a pharmaceutical composition in the preparation of a medicament in the treatment of opioid-induced tolerance and addiction, in particular to the use of AC1 inhibitor NB001 and AC1&8 mixed inhibitors NB010 and NB011 in the preparation of a medicament in the treatment of opioid-induced tolerance and addiction.

The present invention discloses a novel use of a pharmaceutical composition in the preparation of a medicament in the treatment of opioid-induced tolerance and addiction, in particular to the use of AC1 inhibitor NB001 and AC1&8 mixed inhibitors NB010 and NB011 in the preparation of a medicament in the treatment of opioid-induced tolerance and addiction.

A method and a composition comprising human milk oligosaccharides for decreasing the production of detrimental proteolytic metabolites such as ammonia and branched chain fatty acids in the intestinal microbiota of humans, which is useful for the treatment of brain-gut disorders like autism, stress, anxiety, and depressive disorders, are disclosed. Methods of treatment of colon cancer and liver damage are also disclosed.

Compositions and methods for treating a depressive disorder or an anxiety disorder in a subject in need of such treatment are described herein. A therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising a melanocortin 5 receptor (MC5R) peptide ligand according to the following: ##STR00001##
in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier is administered to the subject. Xaa can be Cha or Pro. The MC5R peptide is a selective MC5R antagonist, and administration thereof to the subject can treat the depressive or anxiety disorder with clinical improvement observed in a relatively short time.

Compositions and methods for treating a depressive disorder or an anxiety disorder in a subject in need of such treatment are described herein. A therapeutically effective amount of a composition comprising a melanocortin 5 receptor (MC5R) peptide ligand according to the following: ##STR00001##
in a pharmaceutically acceptable carrier is administered to the subject. Xaa can be Cha or Pro. The MC5R peptide is a selective MC5R antagonist, and administration thereof to the subject can treat the depressive or anxiety disorder with clinical improvement observed in a relatively short time.