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Nolanfane
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Username: Nolanfane
Post Number: 270
Registered: 09-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, October 10, 2006 - 05:44 pm: | 
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(WebMD) THC, the key compound in marijuana, may also be the key to new drugs for Alzheimer's disease.
That's because the marijuana compound blocks the formation of brain-clogging Alzheimer's plaques better than current Alzheimer's drugs.
The finding — in test-tube studies — comes from the lab of Kim Janda, Ph.D., director of the Worm Institute of Research and Medicine at Scripps Research Institute.
"While we are certainly not advocating the use of illegal drugs, these findings offer convincing evidence that THC possesses remarkable inhibitory qualities, especially when compared to [Alzheimer's drugs] currently available to patients," Janda says in a news release.
"Although our study is far from final, it does show that there is a previously unrecognized molecular mechanism through which THC may directly affect the progression of Alzheimer's disease."
Janda's team found that THC blocks an enzyme called acetylcholinesterase, which speeds the formation of amyloid plaque in the brains of people with Alzheimer's disease.
The Alzheimer's drugs Aricept and Cognex work by blocking acetylcholinesterase. When tested at double the concentration of THC, Aricept blocked plaque formation only 22 percent as well as THC, and Cognex blocked plaque formation only 7 percent as well as THC.
"THC and its analogs may provide an improved [treatment for] both the symptoms and progression of Alzheimer's disease," the researchers conclude.
The findings appear in the Aug. 9 online edition of the journal Molecular Pharmaceutics, a publication of the American Chemical Society.
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SOURCES: Eubanks, L.M. Molecular Pharmaceutics, published online Aug. 9, 2006. News release, Scripps Research Institute. News release, American Chemical Society.
By Daniel DeNoon
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Brownbeauty123
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Username: Brownbeauty123
Post Number: 1201
Registered: 03-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, October 10, 2006 - 10:11 pm: |
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Urban_scribe
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Username: Urban_scribe
Post Number: 128
Registered: 05-2006
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, October 11, 2006 - 08:40 am: |
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Yes, Mary Jane in small doses has been proven to be medically beneficial; especially in shrinking cancerous cells.
But in large quantities it's been proven to kill brain cells and cause delayed reaction. Not to mention that anyone high off marijuana becomes an instant philosopher.
The government doesn't legalize it because they can't regulate its use.
One of my neighbors was recently arrested. Cops found a dime-bag on him. He said it was for personal use so he was held for two days then sentenced to 200 hours community service at a drug outreach facility. He was telling me about this the other day and said he's trying to finish out his community service somewhere else because the facility is filled with "disgusting hardcore junkies whereas weed is harmless." (his words) |
Renata
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Post Number: 1445
Registered: 08-2005
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, October 11, 2006 - 10:32 am: |
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I also believe marijuana should be legalized. From what I know about it (and correct me if I'm wrong), it's just about as addictive and harmless (less, in my opinionas ALCOHOL. |
Yvettep
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Post Number: 1348
Registered: 01-2005
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, October 11, 2006 - 05:25 pm: |
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Wow. Mary Jane's popping up all over the news. Talk about a "happy meal" LOL! (I know, I know. Wrong franchise. But the joke works better this way, no?)
Police find burgers sprinkled with pot
October 11, 2006
LOS LUNAS, N.M. --Three workers at a Burger King restaurant were arrested after two Isleta tribal police officers discovered that the hamburgers they ordered were sprinkled with marijuana.
The Isleta Police Department officers ate about half of their burgers Sunday before discovering marijuana on the meat. The officers used a field test kit to confirm the substance was pot, then went to a hospital for a medical evaluation.
The three Burger King employees -- Justin Armijo, 19; Robert Nuckols, 21; and manager Joseph Ledesma, 33 -- were arrested and charged with possession of marijuana and aggravated battery on an officer, a felony.
http://www.boston.com/news/nation/articles/2006/10/11/police_find_burgers_sprink led_with_pot_1160539440?mode=PF
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