Because of the dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease that have affected my family on both sides, I remain acutely aware of developments in addressing cognition in the aging population. So, this study reported in Science Daily resonated with me.
A two-week course of high doses of CBD helps restore the function of two proteins key to reducing the accumulation of beta-amyloid plaque, a hallmark of Alzheimer’s disease, and improves cognition in an experimental model of early onset familial Alzheimer’s, investigators report.
The proteins TREM2 and IL-33 are important to the ability of the brain’s immune cells to literally consume dead cells and other debris like the beta-amyloid plaque that piles up in patients’ brains, and levels of both are decreased in Alzheimer’s.
The investigators report for the first time that CBD normalizes levels and function, improving cognition as it also reduces levels of the immune protein IL-6, which is associated with the high inflammation levels found in Alzheimer’s, says Dr. Babak Baban, immunologist and associate dean for research in the Dental College of Georgia and the study’s corresponding author.
There is a dire need for novel therapies to improve outcomes for patients with this condition, which is considered one of the fastest-growing health threats in the United States, DCG and Medical College of Georgia investigators write in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease.
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But why is it growing so quickly as a health hazard? And I didn’t realise that both of your parents suffered from dementia. Presumably not the version that is more or less associated with one’s older years: Age Related Cognitive Decline?
However, this is a good news story!
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I wasn’t clear on the family dementia. Both sides of my family suffered. My father did not, but his father did suffer. Both my mother and her sister were afflicted.
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