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Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects Health Sciences AIMS neuroscience

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Marijuana’s potential in neurodegenerative diseases: an editorial

Arosh S. Perera Molligoda Arachchige
AIMS neuroscience Summary & key facts 2023 5 citations

This editorial reviews evidence that compounds in marijuana, especially THC and CBD, might protect brain cells and affect symptoms in diseases like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, Huntington's, and ALS. Lab and animal studies have found anti-inflammatory and antioxidant effects and signs of neuron protection. Human clinical studies are few but show some…

Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research Diet, Metabolism, and Disease Prenatal Substance Exposure Effects
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