Marijuana could prevent Alzheimer’s
the420times | Oct 16, 2009 | Comments 0
Jan. 27, 2009 — According to a study performed by professor Gary Wenk and Yannic Marchalant, could potentially help prevent Alzheimer’s disease.
Marijuana could prevent Alzheimer’s
By Stephanie Webber
A puff a day might keep Alzheimer’s away, according to marijuana research by professor Gary Wenk and associate professor Yannic Marchalant of the Ohio State Department of Psychology.
Wenk’s studies show that a low dosage in the morning of a certain cannabinoid, a component in marijuana, reversed memory loss in older rats’ brains. In his study, an experimental group of old rats received a dosage, and a control group of rats did not. The old rats that received the drugs performed better on memory tests, and the drug slowed and prevented brain cell death. However, marijuana had the reverse effect on young rats’ brains, actually impairing mental ability.
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