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Wednesday, May 10, 2017

Weed Could Be The Cure For Dementia, Study Finds

CBS Local — In a potentially groundbreaking study published in the journal Nature Medicine, it has been found that a key ingredient in marijuana, tetrahydrocannabinol (THC), could possibly be a cure of dementia.

Researchers in a joint study in Europe tested low doses of THC on aging mice them. The older mice, who should have had signs of aging, performed the same as younger mice, showing that when exposed to low doses of THC, cognitive ability did not decrease as it naturally should have. In humans, cognitive ability can decrease rapidly into dementia.

“The treatment completely reversed the loss of performance in the old animals,” said Andreas Zimmer, researcher and professor at Bonn University’s Institute of Molecular Psychiatry. “With increasing age, the quantity of the cannabinoids naturally formed in the brain reduces. When the activity of the cannabinoid system declines, we find rapid aging in the brain.”

The findings could potentially be huge in the on-going search for treating mental diseases such as dementia.

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10 comments:

Anonymous said...

More like the cause for dementia

Anonymous said...

Legalize it Hogan, we know you are watching.

Anonymous said...

This plant is one of God's gifts to mankind. It's tragic that race politics took it away from scientific study some 80 years ago. If those 80 years had been spent in breaking down this plant's pharmaceutical properties, we'd be celebrating some groundbreaking successes in pain management, cancer prevention and who knows what else.

Anonymous said...

What was the story about again?

oh, I remember now the joint study in Europe

Anonymous said...


A 'joint' study in Europe?

Anonymous said...

858
Who is WE?

ME AND YOU?

Or, do you mean the financial masters of the universe who control all commodities on the planet and all governments?

Anonymous said...

8:58

Back to your Cheetos in your mommy's basement while you wonder why you can't get a good job

Anonymous said...

7:21 You are a damn moron, dirt has more smarts than you...

Anonymous said...

Absolutely

Anonymous said...

No basement dweller here. I'm a retired pain management specialist.