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[[File:Cannabis sativa kz05.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[w:Cannabis sativa|Cannabis sativa]] seedling in Poland could use a little water.]] | [[File:Cannabis sativa kz05.jpg|thumb|right|300px|[[w:Cannabis sativa|Cannabis sativa]] seedling in Poland could use a little water.]] | ||
Cannabis has been found to be beneficial | Cannabis has been found to be beneficial by [[w:Alzheimer's disease|Alzheimer's]] sufferers themselves and this is strongly supported by in-vivo i.e. animal "model" studies, where they cause a similar disease in the test animal and then try different substances on them and see who is doing well and who is not. | ||
The evidence is strong that Delta-9-THC is better than anything else we know at inhibiting the formation of toxic [[w:Amyloid beta|beta]] [[w:amyloid|amyloid]] protein plaque on braincells which causes the deteriation in Alzheimer's disease, but have a look yourself. (own assesment based on abstracts of in-vivo studies and reporting) | |||
See '''[[#Cannabis therapeutics]]''' for list of other illnesses that cannabis looks to work against. | See '''[[#Cannabis therapeutics]]''' for list of other illnesses that cannabis looks to work against. |