A new study has shown that a psychoactive ingredient in cannabis could help stimulate the removal of toxic plaque in the brain, a common feature of Alzheimer disease. And as researches continues, medical marijuana could be the new hope in treating Alzheimer patients.
Marijuana is reported to block inflammation which damages neurons in the brain.
David Schubert, senior researcher and a professor at Salk Institute for Biological Studies said;
It is reasonable to conclude that there is a therapeutic potential of cannabinoids for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease.