Marijuana Slows Decline From Alzheimer’s
Posted September 11, 2008
Researchers at Madrid’s Complutense University and the Cajal Institute published their findings that a synthetic cannabis like compound was successful in slowing the decline of Alzheimer’s.
They discovered that patients who died with Alzheimer’s had collected plaque deposits in their brains. The diseased tissue was found to have dramatically reduced cannabinoid receptors, which led the researchers to believe that they no longer experienced the cannabinoids protective effects.
They injected rats with an amyloid protein that forms Alzheimer’s plaques in the brain.
The rats who were given a dose of the cannabinoid showed better mental functioning and also reduced the inflammation in the brain, which is key to helping slow Alzheimer’s.
“These findings that cannabinoids work both to prevent inflammation and to protect the brain may set the stage for their use as a therapeutic approach for Alzheimer’s disease.” - Researcher Dr. Maria de Ceballos
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