Smoking a joint could improve memory of Alzheimer sufferers: study![]() November 14, 2018 - 14:17 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Smoking a joint could improve the memory of Alzheimer’s sufferers, scientists have found. The chemical that makes people feel high destroys rogue brain proteins behind the illness, The Sun says. The “sticky plaques” which kill neurons and cause memory loss were reduced by a fifth in tests on mice with Alzheimer’s injected with pot’s active ingredient THC. After six weeks of therapy they performed as well as healthy peers on a simple test - remembering where a shallow area of a small pool was located. The promising results add to growing evidence that cannabis may lead to the development of drugs that target the cause of dementia, rather than the symptoms. ![]() ![]() Across a swathe of southern Turkey, people sought temporary shelter and food in freezing winter weather. The earthquake caused a temporary blackout, damaged many buildings and closed a number of rural roads. The Prosecutor’s Office has released surveillance footage and said that one of the detainees in the case, Iveri Melashvili. Destinations welcomed 900m fewer international tourists in January–October when compared with the same period of 2019. ![]() ![]() Partner news | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |