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Weed and Alzheimers?

Discussion in 'Marijuana Consumption Q&A' started by SiDankies, Dec 11, 2012.

  1. #1 SiDankies, Dec 11, 2012
    My grandmother who i love dearly has Alzheimer's and Dementia pretty bad. I am not saying i would give my 88 year old grandma weed just wondering if anybody has heard anything on this? I am sure i am not the first the wonder about what kind of reaction the weed would cause.
     
  2. #2 Storm Crow, Dec 11, 2012
    Hi hon, Start with this-

    Marijuana May Slow Alzheimer's (news - 2006)
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    then-

    Scientists are High on Idea that Cannabis Reduces Memory Impairment (news - 2008)
    Scientists are high on idea that marijuana reduces memory impairment

    Israeli Research Shows Cannabidiol May Slow Alzheimer's Disease (news - 2008)
    Israeli Research Shows Cannabidiol May Slow Alzheimer's Disease - Inside Israel - News - Israel National News

    Marijuana may be good for the aging brain (news - 2008)
    Marijuana may be good for the aging brain

    Alzheimer's sufferers may benefit from cannabis compound (news - 2008)
    Alzheimer's sufferers may benefit from cannabis compound

    Can cannabis offer hope for Alzheimer's? (news - 2008)
    Can Cannabis Offer Hope for Alzheimer's? - Health News - redOrbit

    Cannabis-derived medicines may help Alzheimer's (news - 2008)
    Cannabis-derived medicines may help Alzheimer's

    Pot joins the fight against Alzheimer's, memory loss (news - 2008)
    http://www.scientificamerican.com/b...ot-joins-the-fight-against-alzheim-2008-11-19

    Marijuana could prevent Alzheimer's (news - 2010)
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    Newly discovered mechanism controls levels and efficacy of a marijuana-like substance in the brain (news – 2010)
    [FONT=&quot]Newly discovered mechanism controls levels and efficacy of a marijuana-like substance in the brain[/FONT]

    New metabolic pathway for controlling brain inflammation (news – 2011)
    [FONT=&quot]New metabolic pathway for controlling brain inflammation

    [/FONT]     How Weed Can Protect Us From Cancer and Alzheimer's (book excerpt – 2012)
    How Weed Can Protect Us From Cancer and Alzheimer's | Alternet

    Marijuana Compound Found Superior To Drugs For Alzheimer's (news – 2012)
    La Leva di Archimede (ENG): Marijuana Compound Found Superior To Drugs For Alzheimer's

    How Cannabinoids May Slow Brain Aging (news – 2012)
    http://www.mhhub.com/archives/24687

    And a few actual medical studies-

    Prolonged oral Cannabinoid Administration prevents Neuroinflammation, lowers beta-amyloid Levels and improves Cognitive Performance in Tg APP 2576 Mice.
    (full – 2012) http://www.jneuroinflammation.com/content/pdf/1742-2094-9-8.pdf



    Cannabidiol and other cannabinoids reduce microglial activation in vitro and in vivo: relevance to Alzheimers' disease (full – 2011) http://molpharm.aspetjournals.org/content/early/2011/02/24/mol.111.071290.long

    Cannabidiol Reduces Aβ-Induced Neuroinflammation and Promotes Hippocampal Neurogenesis through PPARγ Involvement (full – 2011) Cannabidiol Reduces A




    The activation of cannabinoid CB2 receptors stimulates in situ and in vitro beta-amyloid removal by human macrophages. (abst - 2009)
    The activation of cannabinoid CB2 receptors stimul... [Brain Res. 2009] - PubMed - NCBI





    Granny :wave:
     
  3. #3 SiDankies, Dec 11, 2012

    Wow Thank you!!
     

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