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Marijuana Could Be Key in Curing Alzheimer’s Disease

This article originally appeared at https://bigthink.com/health/marijuana-may-be-key-in-curing-alzheimers-find-researchers/ Researchers find that a compound within marijuana may potentially protect from the onset of Alzheimer’s disease.  In news that might be counterintuitive to the common experience of how weed affects memory, researchers have shown that marijuana could have potential in treating Alzheimer’s disease.  In particular, scientists from Salk Institute in […]

Prevention of Alzheimer’s Disease Pathology by Cannabinoids: Neuroprotection Mediated by Blockade of Microglial Activation

This article originally appeared at https://www.jneurosci.org/content/25/8/1904.abstract Authors: Belén G. Ramírez, Cristina Blázquez, Teresa Gómez del Pulgar, Manuel Guzmán and María L. de Ceballos Journal of Neuroscience 23 February 2005, 25 (8) 1904-1913; DOI: https://doi.org/10.1523/JNEUROSCI.4540-04.2005 Abstract Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is characterized by enhanced β-amyloid peptide (βA) deposition along with glial activation in senile plaques, selective neuronal loss, and cognitive deficits. Cannabinoids are neuroprotective agents against excitotoxicity in […]