Different Breakthroughs in Medical Marijuana research... Info from:420times.com

twitter.com/Day2Day_GodStar 1stFirst:-->Marijuana Could Treat PTSD(Post Traumatic Syndrome)- ->According to a new study published by the Journal of Neuroscience, a synthetic drug that acts similarly to THC can prevent stress-induced enhancement of fear memories in rats, revealing that THC could potentially help treat PTSD.- ->Israeli researchers suggest that they might one day be harnessed to prevent or treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).- ->Studies found that a synthetic drug that acts like one of the active components in marijuana (THC) can prevent stress-induced enhancement of fear memories in rats. PTSD is basically a syndrome in which fear-filled memories intrude on daily life and sleep—so preventing stress from strengthening memories of fear could potentially prevent or treat it.------------------------------------------------------------------------------2ndSecond:- ->THC Can Potentially Fight Cancer Cell Growth/Marijuana May Help MS Patients- ->According to a new study published in Thailand, THC can help fight cholangiocarcinoma, a rare cancer of the bile duct. According to the researchers, THC can help retard the abnormal cell growth.->Cancer patients, glaucoma patients and others can benefit from medical marijuana, and now a new analysis shows that it can help multiple sclerosis (MS) patients find relief from the muscle spasms that are the hallmark of the debilitating autoimmune disease.-“The therapeutic potential of cannabinoids in MS appears to be comprehensive, and should be given considerable attention,” said lead researcher Dr. Shaheen Lakhan, executive director of the Global Neuroscience Initiative Foundation.------------------------------------------------------3rdThird:- ->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 cannabinoid, 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. However, marijuana had the reverse effect on young rats' brains, actually impairing mental ability.------------------------------------------------Alzheimer's is a disease unique to humans and the memory loss in the rats was a natural decline, but rat brains are similar enough to human brains to serve as partial models for humans, Research on marijuana as a treatment for Alzheimer's disease began because of the drug's success in slowing progression of multiple sclerosis and reducing patients' pain, Wenk said. Alzheimer's affects a similar part of the brain that MS does.Other research has shown that young people who take Advil regularly for arthritis, drink alcohol in moderation or smoke cigarettes reduce their risks of developing Alzheimer's as they age, but marijuana is the first substance that has worked on older brains in experiments.------------------------------------------------------------------4thFourth:- ->Pot Smoking Not Linked to Lung Cancer/Marijuana’s Impact On Brain Function “Minimal”- ->A study from 2006 found little connection between smoking marijuana and lung cancer.People who smoke marijuana do not appear to be at increased risk for developing lung cancerlung cancer, new research suggests.While a clear increase in cancercancer risk was seen among cigarette smokers in the study, no such association was seen for regular cannabis users.-----Even very heavy, long-term marijuana users who had smoked more than 22,000 joints over a lifetime seemed to have no greater risk than infrequent marijuana users or nonusers.------------- ->According to a literature review published in Psychological Medicine, long-term use of marijuana has minimal effect on brain function.Authors wrote, “We reviewed literature reporting neuroimaging studies of chronic or acute cannabis use published up until January 2009. … Sixty-six studies were identified, of which 41 met the inclusion criteria. Thirty-three were functional (SPECT/PET/fMRI) and eight structural (volumetric/DTI) imaging studies. … Only three of the structural imaging studies found differences between users and controls.”

Investigators concluded, “Minimal evidence of major effects of cannabis on brain structure has been reported,” noting that marijuana users and controls perform similarly on cognitive tasks.

According to a 2001 study published in the journal Archives of General Psychiatry, long-term cannabis smokers who abstained from pot for one week “showed virtually no significant differences from control subjects (those who had smoked marijuana less than 50 times in their lives) on a battery of 10 neuropsychological tests.” Investigators added, “Former heavy users, who had consumed little or no cannabis in the three months before testing, [also] showed no significant differences from control subjects on any of these tests on any of the testing days.” ----------------------------------------------5thFifth: - ->New Evidence That Marijuana is Safe, Effective/Study Finds Marijuana Can Effectively Treat Neuropathic Pain - ->Studies from a medical marijuana conference held in Germany show that marijuana is a safe, effective solution for certain conditions.Canadian researcher Mark Ware presented results of a yearlong safety study known as the COMPASS study, which compared 215 patients who used marijuana to manage chronic pain with comparable control patients who did not use marijuana. Ware and colleagues report “no difference in serious adverse events” between the two groups, concluding, “Cannabis use for chronic pain over one year is not associated with major changes in lung, endocrine, cognitive function or serious adverse events.”

A much-awaited study came from the University of California, San Francisco, where Donald Abrams and colleagues tested the effects of adding marijuana to the therapeutic regimen of chronic pain patients on long-term morphine or oxycodone therapy. Unfortunately, because the researchers were crunching numbers right up until the conference, the abstract doesn’t include a lot of details. But the study shows that marijuana did indeed add significant pain relief on top of that already provided by the narcotic painkillers. The scientists conclude, “Cannabinoids may augment the analgesic effects of opioids, allowing longer treatment at lower doses with fewer side effects.”

Meanwhile, British researchers added to the body of evidence indicating that marijuana can aid the treatment of multiple sclerosis. Two-hundred and seventy-nine patients received either a standardized cannabis extract, given orally, or a placebo. Patients receiving the extract were twice as likely to experience relief of muscle stiffness, and also reported relief of body pain, spasms, and sleep problems.- ->A study has found that the cannabinoids found in marijuana can effectively treat neuropathic pain.Cannabinoids provide significant pain relief to patients suffering from neuropathy, according to a review published in the October issue of the journal Neurotherapeutics.

Investigators from the University of Georgia, Science and Behavior Program reviewed the analgesic properties of cannabis and cannabis-based agonists in over three dozen preclinical and clinical trials. Google:Day2day1nSociety - -> For more information on medical marijuana fact's & on it's research Go To : Http://www.420times.com/