Marijuana's key ingredient might fight Alzheimer's

[Opusnone]

http://www.livescience.com/humanbiology/061005_alzheimers_marijuana.html

"The active ingredient of marijuana could be considerably better at suppressing the abnormal clumping of malformed proteins that is a hallmark of Alzheimer's than any currently approved drugs prescribed for the treatment of the disease.

Scientists report the finding in the Oct. 2 issue of the journal Molecular Pharmaceutics.

About 4.5 million Americans suffer from Alzheimer's disease, which gradually destroys memory. As more people survive into old age, cases of Alzheimer’s disease are expected to triple over the next 50 years. There is no known cure."


Any volunteers for field testing?

[RaleighNCDUer]

1. (Hand raised, waving frantically)

Curious that something that so screws with your short-term memory could be beneficial against Alzheimers.

[Opusnone]

3. Your what?

What were we talking...what?

[Ezlivin]

4. Marijuana's effect on short-term memory is only present during use

It's not a side-effect that lingers after the intoxicating effects have ceased.

Extensive, long-term studies of chronic marijuana users do not show any difference in IQ or memory from non-users.

[Marnieworld]

22. Yep

I know this from my own, ahem, research. :smoke:

[GreenTea]

5. Fucking have a hit, dude and get it right!

[MindPilot]

7. kind of like that thing moms tell us about medicine

the worse it tastes or the more it stings, the better it's working. You gotta be cruel to be kind sort of theory I guess...

[Opusnone]

10. I reject that theory completely!

Garlic, marijuana, ginger, red wine, blueberries, chocolate, green tea... these are all tasty, of the Earth and good for you.

[GreenTea]

12. Good organic smoke..good for the mind, body & soul!!!

[Opusnone]

17. And I forgot the various wild grains,

mushrooms (especially morels, mmmm), fruits, veggies...

[devilgrrl]

16. Don't forget about vinegar!!!!

That's good for you too!

[MindPilot]

31. I didn't say mom was right

just that she said it.

[devilgrrl]

15. You're basing those facts on what?

Wait wait, don't tell me - a government report.

[RaleighNCDUer]

21. Purely on personal experience.

But of course, in my smoking days I was also drinking heavily which could conflate the results. I wonder is maybe I innoculated myself against Alzheimers - lost my dad to Alzheimer's, and it's kinda scary for me.

[devilgrrl]

32. I understand.

Sorry for the cranky tone. :blush:

[RaleighNCDUer]

36. No problem.

Forget it.

:smoke:

[MindPilot]

2. If nothing else it would make forgetting stuff more fun

Wait, what was the question?

Seems I've heard of this before. But of course as we all know--because our government tells us so--MJ has no medical value and therefore no research will be done. On top of that good Christians like it when people suffer.

[Warren DeMontague]

6. Well, that's all the more reason we need to spend $40 Billion a year

throwing people in prison for smoking it.

[wicket]

9. But...but...but....it's a GATEWAY drug!!!

:sarcasm:

More like a gateway to Pizza Hut ;)

[Vidar]

11. They give late term alzheimer's patients a morphine drip anyway.

My dad was one.

[Warren DeMontague]

30. I used to smoke a TON of pot, back in the day.

And I never owned a Gateway.

[acmavm]

8. ME FIRST!

I think marijuana would be wonderful for a lot of shit. Back in the day when I smoked, my blood pressure was fine. My attitude was a lot better. And I let a lot of shit slide whereas now I'll leap right for the jugular. And I slept nights. Now I sleep, on a really good night, about 4 hours.

I was at the doctor a week and a half ago and it was 139 over 87. For me, that's great. For anyone else, not so good.

[devilgrrl]

13. I can't barely wait to see Ida's response...

come on Ida, don't forget to talk down to us.:sarcasm:

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

18. "Marijuana leads to pacifism and communist brainwashing."

Or was that Harry Anslinger? I keep getting them confused.

[BelgianMadCow]

14. I just KNEW there was something good about it

just couldn't remember what exactly

mmmm

[frylock]

19. kinda gives a new meaning to the term an ounce of prevention

[Marnieworld]

23. LOL!

Best line ever! :yourock:

[shadowknows69]

20. Way ahead of you

I run frequent tests several time a day. I keep spilling ice cream on the paper when I sit down to write the report though.

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

24. Marijuana: The Wonder Drug.

[Marnieworld]

25. Yah like I "wonder" where I can get some?!

:D

[OPERATIONMINDCRIME]

26. LOL

[bullwinkle428]

27. Hellz yeah! I have all of the prerequisites...lost my dad after suffering

through it for several years, and both paternal grandparents experienced symptoms of dementia in their final years. I think about it all of the time, and really don't want to put my loved ones through the process of watching me slowly slip away.

[Rex]

28. I'm 10 times smarter from smoking herb!

Now where did I put those dam car keys? :evilgrin:

[ThomWV]

29. Those Silly Shits - Here Is How It Works

Of course weed counteracts the mental losses of age. Here's how it it works; you only get so much memory. Some people use it up slowly when they are young but lose the rest quickly when they get old. Some people burn weed from childhood, thereby burning up gobs of memory early on, making the transition to the eternally stoned state of senility a much easier slide.

Short story, burn more weed to even out the dementias process, don't save it all up for a fast dump at the finish.

[Homer Wells]

33. Hell, YEAH!!

I've been accused of having "Old Timers " disease for a while now, and would be happy to be a permanent test subject.:smoke: :hippie:

[mtnester]

34. Who took my potato chips and dip? Dammit!

I just GOT to have some right now and if someone does NOT fess up and....uh

Excuse me while I run to the 7-11. BRB

[conscious evolution]

35. Any volunteers for field testing?

I volunteered years ago