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_ Addiction & Substance Overuse Brain Health This is Your Brain on Marijuana By Sondra Forsyth article Several studies have demonstrated that the primary active constituent of cannabis, delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (?9-THC), induces transient psychosis-like effects in healthy subjects … Read More→
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_ Alzheimer's Disease and other Dementias Senior Health Brain's Immune System Could Help Fight Alzheimer's By Jane Farrell article The brainΓÇÖs immune system could be harnessed to help clear the amyloid plaques that are a hallmark of AlzheimerΓÇÖs disease, … Read More→
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_ How Some Brain Cells Escape Aging By article Researchers have discovered a mechanism that allows neural stem cells to stay relatively free of aging-related damage: A diffusion barrier … Read More→
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Brain Fog By Jane Farrell blog YouΓÇÖre in the middle of a conversation with a colleague, and lose your thought halfway through a sentence. You call […]
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Is Your Brain ΓÇ£OkayΓÇ¥? By blog Once in a while, when I can’t remember where I put my keys or forget someone’s name, I think about […]