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Pot Compounds Offer ‘Promising’ Treatment Option For Neurodegenerative Disorders, Study Says

Madrid, Spain–(ENEWSPF)–July 22, 2011.  Cannabis’ active components show promise in halting the progression of certain neurodegerative disorders and should be evaluated in clinical trials, according to a review published online in the British Journal of Pharmacology.

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An international team of researchers from Spain and Israel assessed the potential of cannabinoids to moderate Huntington’s disease (HD) and Parkinson’s disease (PD), two degenerative brain disorders that are mostly unresponsive to conventional treatment therapies.

“Cannabinoids are promising…

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