“Could people smoke marijuana to prevent Alzheimer’s disease if the disease is in their family? said [researcher Gary Wenk]. “We’re not saying that, but it might actually work” [Telegraph].
I absolutely can’t imagine her doing such a thing, but from personal experience with that reality, anything that will help would be welcome.
While marijuana might also promote the growth of new brain cells, it doesn’t have WIN’s ability to block another brain receptor that appears to cause inflammation, a key difference between the two compounds, psychologist Yannick Marchalant said. [Bloomberg.com].
Really? Growth of new brain cells? Well, that’s great, too bad some of them will be handily ignored by their owners.
My great aunt had alzheimers.