Posted on 09/18/2016 11:55:04 AM PDT by Mariner
However, researchers at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies believe the cure to Alzheimer's disease might come from a readily available substance: marijuana.
In order to test their theory, researchers at the Salk Institute modified nerve cells to produce high levels of beta-amyloid. Researchers then noted that these higher levels of beta-amyloid production led to the expression of pro-inflammatory proteins and eventually nerve cell death. The ongoing death of these nerve cells is what leads to the progressive cognitive decline witnessed in Alzheimer's patients. This itself was an intriguing finding, as it was long believed that an immune-like response, not the proteins themselves, led to nerve cell death.
Now here's where things get interesting. As the researchers noted in their findings, nerve cells in the brain contain receptors that are activated by lipid molecules known as endocannabinoids, which are naturally produced by nerve cells. These endocannabinoids are believed to help nerve cells with their ability to send signals relating to appetite, pain sensation, and memory. Marijuana contains the chemical tetrahydrocannabinol (more commonly known as THC), which is similar to endocannabinoids and can activate those same nerve cell receptors. In other words, the researchers at Salk Institute hypothesized that cannabis could block the receptors that lead to the release of pro-inflammatory proteins and prevent nerve cell death.
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Salk Institute is not a quack outfit.
No way to tax rain sunshine and dirt.
It also was a work around on the abolition of slavery.
Might not be jihad. The perps were not caught nor did they die in the act. That is not typical of jihad. These may have been done by professionals. They were basically inconsequential in their results. The injured in New York might be a byproduct rather than a direct intention. Hillary’s campaign badly need the attention to be drawn from her obviously failing health. Clinton’s people are pros at the side work. They don’t get caught.
Just more propaganda from snack manufacturers.
Wasn’t this posted before?
I can’t remember.
I say, wasn’t this posted before?
I can’t remember.
The way it works is this:
If everybody else smokes enough marijuana, the Alzheimer’s patients all look normal.
Problem solved.
All I have to say on Common cold and flu medicine it was around before Viagra and Cialis. Will let you ferment over that one.
Does the quality of food really matter when you have free pot?
There is a link between normal neurochemistry and a drug that a lot of people like.
What scientist should be surprised?
This doesn’t necessarily mean everybody should smoke pot to keep from getting senility.
“its.. like perfect man.. it’ll cure and fix everything, man...”
None of the plant-based (or totally synthetic) pharmaceuticals in use are perfect, nor do they fix everything, but after weighing their pros and cons we use them nonetheless.
I’ve long thought that in a free country people should be allowed to cultivate pot for their own use. Let the morons fry their brains. At least it would undercut the cartels.
If you forget that you don’t remember, are you cured?
EV’RYBODY MUST GET STONED
I don’t know if this is legit or not. But I do know that the so called War on Drugs is the most misguided government policy since its predecessor back in the 1920’s.
“Does the quality of food really matter when you have free pot?”
Absolutely! He’s gonna need his strength for all the orgies.
Seems like the stuff of science fiction where everyone is encouraged to grow and smoke marijuana, making them far less apt to rebel. Or maybe not so much fiction.
Interesting meme when you consider there's no problem we currently face that MJ will make better...quite the opposite.
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