Cannabis Linked to Aiding Alzheimer’s Patients
November 20th, 2008 by Perry
Recent experiments have shown cannabis was recently linked to help delay the effects of Alzheimer’s. As reported by The Mail, scientists are working on developing a THC pill, which is helping to fight the disease.
When elderly rats were given the drug for three weeks, it improved their memory, making it easier for them to find their way round a water maze, the Society for Neuroscience’s annual conference heard yesterday (WEDS).
Researcher Professor Gary Wenk said:
When we’re young, we produce neurons and our memory works fine. When we age, the process slows down, so we have a decrease in new cell formation through normal aging. You need these cells to come back and help form new memories and we found that this THC-like agent can influence the creation of these cells.
Gotta say, I never thought I’d see the day where marijuana is used to fight memory loss, but there you go, never failing to surprise me.
