Devotees and users of marijuana have expounded the medicinal benefits of the drug for centuries. Unfortunately, in recent decades marijuana use has been demonized by lawmakers, making it tough to sort out the vast number of potentially beneficial health claims from anecdotal ones. However now, investigators at the Salk Institute have found preliminary evidence that tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and other compounds found in marijuana can promote the cellular removal of amyloid-β (Aβ), a toxic protein associated with Alzheimer's disease.
"Although other studies have offered evidence that cannabinoids might be neuroprotective against the symptoms of Alzheimer's, we believe our study is the first to demonstrate that cannabinoids affect both inflammation and Aβ accumulation in nerve cells," explained senior study author David Schubert, Ph.D., professor and laboratory head at the Salk Institute....
http://www.genengnews.com/gen-news-highlights/can-marijuana-protect-against-alzheimer-s/81252898/
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