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Marijuana Could Prevent Alzheimer's, New Study

Chickan writes "'A puff a day might keep Alzheimer's away, according to marijuana research by professor Gary Wenk and associate professor Yannic Marchalant of the Ohio State Department of Psychology. Wenk's studies show that a low dosage in the morning of a certain canavanoid, a component in marijuana, reversed memory loss in older rats' brains. In his study, an experimental group of old rats received a dosage, and a control group of rats did not. The old rats that received the drugs performed better on memory tests, and the drug slowed and prevented brain cell death.' My fine university's dollars at work!" Maybe it works even better in combination with brain-preserving sips of coffee.

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  1. Re:Rational by larry+bagina · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    There are hundreds of ways to be a reckless driver. Is there a test for every pill with a warning not to operate heavy machinery? Is there a test for being too sleepy? Is there a test for looking at a hot girl's boobs instead of the road?

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    Do you even lift?

    These aren't the 'roids you're looking for.

  2. Re:Rational by kj_in_ottawa · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    I have done a little research on the effects a hot girl's boobs have and indeed for most males there are some outwardly observable signs.