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Quote:Marijuana May Boost, Rather Than Dull, the Elderly Brain
Senior mice treated with THC improved on learning and memory tests
new research published this week in Nature Medicine suggests the drug might affect older users very differently than young ones—at least in mice. Instead of impairing learning and memory as it does in young people, the drug appears to reverse age-related declines in the cognitive performance of elderly mice.
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(05-10-2017, 08:59 PM)chuck white Wrote: Quote:Marijuana May Boost, Rather Than Dull, the Elderly Brain
Senior mice treated with THC improved on learning and memory tests
new research published this week in Nature Medicine suggests the drug might affect older users very differently than young ones—at least in mice. Instead of impairing learning and memory as it does in young people, the drug appears to reverse age-related declines in the cognitive performance of elderly mice.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/artic...rly-brain/
humm, sadly I'm not a mouse.
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(05-10-2017, 09:39 PM)Cuzz Wrote: (05-10-2017, 08:59 PM)chuck white Wrote: Quote:Marijuana May Boost, Rather Than Dull, the Elderly Brain
Senior mice treated with THC improved on learning and memory tests
new research published this week in Nature Medicine suggests the drug might affect older users very differently than young ones—at least in mice. Instead of impairing learning and memory as it does in young people, the drug appears to reverse age-related declines in the cognitive performance of elderly mice.
https://www.scientificamerican.com/artic...rly-brain/
humm, sadly I'm not a mouse.
We can only hope that human trials, are not far behind.
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