Good news for pot-heads!

[Tricky]

Marijuana may stave off Alzheimer's

New research shows that the active ingredient in marijuana may prevent the progression of the disease by preserving levels of an important neurotransmitter that allows the brain to function.

Researchers at the Scripps Research Institute in California found that marijuana's active ingredient, delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, can prevent the neurotransmitter acetylcholine from breaking down more effectively than commercially marketed drugs.

So much for the image of the aging hippy who can't quite focus as they get older. Looks like it may be just the opposite.

So if you find you're getting somewhat forgetful, better go score some spliff.

 

[HeyLeroy]

Hey, Tricky, why...

uh, what was I just thinking? Never mind.

(ETA) Oh yeah:http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1034/j.1600-0773.2003.930202.x?cookieSet=1&journalCode=pto

 

[Mephisto]

Hey, Tricky, why...

uh, what was I just thinking? Never mind.

Heheh, now is that because you're getting Alzheimers or because you're using the preventative cure?

 

[HeyLeroy]

Heheh, now is that because you're getting Alzheimers or because you're using the preventative cure?

*kaf* here...

 

[This Guy]

Hey, Tricky, why...

uh, what was I just thinking? Never mind.

(ETA) Oh yeah:http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1034/j.1600-0773.2003.930202.x?cookieSet=1&journalCode=pto

From the link - "The CB1 Cannabinoid Receptor Agonist, HU-210, Reduces Levodopa-Induced Rotations in 6-Hydroxydopamine-Lesioned Rats"

I used to dream about learning a new language. Now I just dream of being able to understand English

 

[HeyLeroy]

It protects their brains, dude, it protects their brains.

Puff-puff-pass, Bogart.

 

[Tricky]

Hey, Tricky, why...

uh, what was I just thinking? Never mind.

(ETA) Oh yeah:http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/do...773.2003.930202.x?cookieSet=1&journalCode=pto

Hey, I went to college in the 70's, with all that implies. But I lost interest in weed some years ago. (I can't remember exactly when). I can only hope that pre-treatment works.

 

[webfusion]

Actually, this seems to be good news just for pot-head RATS.

 

[peptoabysmal]

Dave?
Dave's not here, man.