Marijuana As A Cure for Brain Aging

In 1988, researchers first discovered the presence of cannabinoid receptor systems in the brains of rats. Since then, independent scientists who are not concerned with cannabis in any way at all have been trying to understand how the system works. They are also working on how cannabinoids can help to stop and remove the chronic conditions that occur as a result of the lack of these compounds. Research has discovered that a process called neurogenesis occurs by which cannabinoids cause new brain cells to grow. These process of growing new brain cells in the hippocampus especially has proven why marijuana is highly effective at treating anxiety, stress and depression. All the conditions mentioned previously are all related to a lack of adult neurogenesis. The results of another study have shown that mice that do not have endocannabinoid receptors have shown signs of fast aging. Some years back, an Ohio State University (OSU) professor of neuroscience, immunology and medical genetics, Gary Wenk, said he had been trying to find a drug that will reduce brain inflammation and restore cognitive function for over a quarter of a century. And he found that cannabinoids were the only drugs that were effective. Relevant evidence has pointed to the fact that cannabinoids are very necessary for the process of aging. Another study has shown that as the brain ages, the creation and metabolism of some endocannabinoids changes. Currently cannabis research is progressing At the University of Bonn, researchers restored the memory performance of mice at a juvenile stage. The performance of the memory reduces with old age. The brain also ages. Cognitive ability reduces with age. By the use of an elongated low-dose treatment containing a marijuana active ingredient, old animals regressed to the state of a two-month-old mice. This will highly be useful […]

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