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RSS Bot@lemmy.bestiver.seMB to Hacker News@lemmy.bestiver.seEnglish · 5 days ago

Cannabinoids remove plaque-forming Alzheimer's proteins from brain cells

www.salk.edu

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Cannabinoids remove plaque-forming Alzheimer's proteins from brain cells

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RSS Bot@lemmy.bestiver.seMB to Hacker News@lemmy.bestiver.seEnglish · 5 days ago
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Cannabinoids remove plaque-forming Alzheimer’s proteins from brain cells - Salk Institute for Biological Studies
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LA JOLLA–Salk Institute scientists have found preliminary evidence that tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and other compounds found in marijuana can promote the cellular removal of amyloid beta, a toxic protein associated with Alzheimer’s disease.

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  • cub Gucci@lemmy.today
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    This is shitpost.

    1. 2016

    2. In vitro

    3. Most importantly: amyloidosis doesn’t cause Alzheimer’s.

    • Brummbaer@pawb.social
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      I think at this point they are trying to invent a new form of Alzheimer’s that’s caused by plaques just out of spite.

      • cub Gucci@lemmy.today
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        spite

        Corporate greed.

        FTFY

  • prettybunnys@piefed.social
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    Aaaaaaaaand it’s medicine again

    • ☂️-@lemmy.ml
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      now that we can study it, we will be finding good and bad about it for a lot of time to come.

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    I know these are only preliminary results from tests on lab grown neurons, but I don’t want to take any chances. Better toke up

  • topherp@lemmy.world
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    The article is from 2016, not exactly news

  • Jimbabwe@lemmy.world
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    Dope!

  • TacoButtPlug@sh.itjust.works
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    thc renders anti depressants blocked. so maybe they can isolate just the noids. fuck thc, tho. not aiming for suicidal without Alzheimer’s.

    edit : man, fuck all two of you pro suicide bitches. i’d be happy to take your dumb stoned asses out with me.

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