Disclosed is a method of aiding in weight loss, treating compulsive eating disorder, treating obesity or a complication thereof, and/or altering the diet of an individual comprising administering psilocin, psilocybin, and/or an analog thereof.

The present invention generally relates to a specific pregnenolone derivative for its use for the treatment of a Cannabinoids-Related Disorder. More particularly, the invention relates to a compound of Formula (I)

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for its use in the treatment of a Cannabinoids-Related Disorder. Indeed, the compound of the invention is in vivo very potent in inhibiting the effects of THC, and is able to inhibit both unconditioned and conditioned effects of THC including THC self-administration and reinstatement in THC seeking in non-human primates.

The present invention generally relates to a specific pregnenolone derivative for its use for the treatment of a Cannabinoids-Related Disorder. More particularly, the invention relates to a compound of Formula (I)

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for its use in the treatment of a Cannabinoids-Related Disorder. Indeed, the compound of the invention is in vivo very potent in inhibiting the effects of THC, and is able to inhibit both unconditioned and conditioned effects of THC including THC self-administration and reinstatement in THC seeking in non-human primates.

The invention relates to the field of genetic engineering. In particular, the present invention relates to a novel eukaryotic genome editing system and method. More specifically, the present invention relates to a CRISPR-Cpf1 system capable of efficiently editing a genome of a eukaryotic cell and the use thereof.

According to the invention there is provided a compound of formula A1 which may be useful in the treatment of a condition or disorder ameliorated by the inhibition of the A.sub.1-A.sub.2b or, particularly, the A.sub.2a receptor wherein the compound of formula A1 has the structure, wherein, A represents Cy.sup.1 or Het.sup.A; Cy.sup.1 represents a 5- to 14-membered aromatic, fully saturated or partially unsaturated carbocyclic ring system comprising one, two or three rings, which Cy.sup.1 group is optionally substituted by one or more R.sup.4a substituents; Het.sup.A represents a 5- to 14-membered heterocyclic group that may be aromatic, fully saturated or partially unsaturated, and which contains one or more hetermatoms selected from O, S and N, which heterocyclic group may comprise one, two or three rings and which HetA group is optionally substituted by one or more R4b substituents; B represents a Cy.sup.2 or Het.sup.B; Cy.sup.2 represents a 3- to 10-membered aromatic, fully saturated or partially unsaturated carbocyclic ring system comprising one or two rings, which Cy.sup.2 group is optionally substituted by one or more R.sup.4c substituents; Het.sup.B represents a 3- to 10-membered heterocyclic group that may be aromatic, fully saturated or partially unsaturated, and which contains one or more heteroatoms selected from O, S and N, which heterocyclic group may comprise one or two rings and which Het.sup.B group is optionally substituted by one or more R.sup.4d substituents.

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A composition including R-MDMA, S-MDMA, or specific (not 1:1 as in racemic MDMA) combinations of these two enantiomers of racemic MDMA as well as R-MDA, S-MDA, and a combination that is not 1:1 of R-MDA and S-MDA. A method of treating an individual, especially in substance-assisted psychotherapy by administering the composition to the individual. A method of personalized medicine, by evaluating an individual who is in need of MDMA treatment and determining if there are characteristics of the individual present that would not be suitable for MDMA treatment, and administering the composition to the individual. A method of reducing abuse of MDMA by an individual, by administering R-MDMA to the individual and thereby reducing abuse.

A composition including R-MDMA, S-MDMA, or specific (not 1:1 as in racemic MDMA) combinations of these two enantiomers of racemic MDMA as well as R-MDA, S-MDA, and a combination that is not 1:1 of R-MDA and S-MDA. A method of treating an individual, especially in substance-assisted psychotherapy by administering the composition to the individual. A method of personalized medicine, by evaluating an individual who is in need of MDMA treatment and determining if there are characteristics of the individual present that would not be suitable for MDMA treatment, and administering the composition to the individual. A method of reducing abuse of MDMA by an individual, by administering R-MDMA to the individual and thereby reducing abuse.

Methods of treating anti-inflammatory conditions through the use of boron-containing small molecules are disclosed.

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wherein R, R.sup.1, R.sup.2, X, and Y are as defined herein and to a pharmaceutically suitable acid addition salt thereof. Compounds of formula I have a good affinity to the trace amine associated receptors (TAARs), especially for TAAR1. The compounds can be used for the treatment of depression, anxiety disorders, bipolar disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), stress-related disorders, psychotic disorders such as schizophrenia, neurological diseases such as Parkinson's disease, neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's disease, epilepsy, migraine, hypertension, substance abuse and metabolic disorders such as eating disorders, diabetes, diabetic complications, obesity, dyslipidemia, disorders of energy consumption and assimilation, disorders and malfunction of body temperature homeostasis, disorders of sleep and circadian rhythm, and cardiovascular disorders.

This invention relates to pharmaceutically acceptable ergoline analogues and salts thereof. In particular, though not exclusively, the invention relates to formulations and uses of the same as a medicament.