Cannabis Might Have an Anti-Aging Effect on the Brain

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Cannabis is often used for medicinal purposes and a new study adds to the growing list of health-related uses for the plant. The psychoactive compound in marijuana, THC, has now been found to reverse the signs of brain-related aging in mice and more.

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00:00Cannabis is often used for medicinal purposes, and a new study adds to the growing list of

00:08health-related uses for the plant.

00:10The psychoactive compound in marijuana, THC, has been found to reverse the signs of brain-related

00:15aging in mice.

00:16They found that signaling to the mTOR protein was altered after consumption, changing the

00:21way cells are metabolized.

00:23Mice that were given cannabis showed a boost in mTOR activity and produced more proteins

00:27associated with the formation of new synapses and neurons in their brains.

00:31The synaptic genesis is very closely associated with improved brain function across the board.

00:36The study also revealed the reverse in mTOR activity in fat tissue, finding it reduced.

00:41This mirrors what is often observed when a subject undergoes a calorie-controlled diet,

00:46something previous studies have shown also slows biological aging.

00:49With their researchers writing, quote, We concluded that long-term THC treatment initially

00:53has a cognition-enhancing effect by increasing energy and synaptic protein production in

00:58the brain, adding that this is followed by an anti-aging effect by decreasing mTOR activity

01:03and metabolic processes in the periphery.

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