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UK: Cannabis boost for Alzheimer

The Mirror

Thursday 19 Oct 2006

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CANNABIS may reduce memory loss caused by Alzheimer's disease,
scientists claimed yesterday.

Rats given a synthetic drug similar to cannabis were better at getting
through a maze designed to test their memory.

Researchers think it is because of the drug's anti inflammatory properties.

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Alzheimer's has been linked to chronic inflammation in previous studies.

Prof Gary Wenk said: "Old rats are pretty bad at navigating the maze.
It's like an elderly person trying to find his way around a house he
doesn't know.

"The compound significantly improved the older rats' memories. It's a
good prediction of how a human would respond."

Prof Wenk, of Ohio State University, Columbus, said people who smoked
cannabis in the 60s rarely got Alzheimer's.
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