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  1. "Physical activity results in the production of endocannabinoids and some studies have shown that exercise may slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease."

    "Cannabinoids remove plaque-forming Alzheimer’s proteins from brain cells – Preliminary lab studies at the Salk Institute find THC reduces beta amyloid proteins in human neurons"
    salk.edu/news-release/cannabin

    A press release by the Salk institute on the paper:
    "Amyloid proteotoxicity initiates an inflammatory response blocked by cannabinoids", Currais et al. 2016
    nature.com/articles/npjamd2016

    #neuroscience #endocannabinoids #cannabinoids #AlzheimerDisease