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Friday, October 13, 2006

Marijuana's active chemical may be Alzheimer's fighter

Marijuana may be helpful in treating alzheimer's:
In lab experiments, investigators from Scripps Research Institute in La Jolla, California, found THC appears to block an enzyme in the brain that causes plaque to form more effectively than approved drugs.

1 Comments:

Anonymous Bill said...

I guess I rather have short-term memory loss from THC than Alzheimer's!

10:05 AM

 

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