Blocking brain's 'internal marijuana' may trigger early Alzheimer's deficits, study shows

Wednesday, June 18, 2014 - 19:31 in Health & Medicine

A new study has implicated the blocking of endocannabinoids -- signaling substances that are the brain's internal versions of the psychoactive chemicals in marijuana and hashish -- in the early pathology of Alzheimer's disease.

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