Cannabis study encouraging for MS
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A study of cannabis-based drugs shows long-term benefit in easing multiple sclerosis symptoms, scientists say.
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Boosting the brain's natural cannabis-like chemicals could help treat Parkinson's disease, a study suggests.
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Donepezil, a drug used to treat Alzheimer's disease, seems to improve the memory of people with multiple sclerosis (MS), according to a report in the journal Neurology.
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Children born in May have an increased risk of going on to develop multiple sclerosis, research has suggested.
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Cannabis use once or twice a week almost doubles the risk of suffering psychotic symptoms in later life, a study has found. More frequent use further increased the risk of symptoms
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The results of a new study  support a number of previous studies that have shown that  staying mentally active reduces the risk of developing  Alzheimer&#39;s disease and the mild impairments that precede the  condition.
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By GRAEME SMITH  SCOTTISH scientists who have achieved a major breakthrough in the understanding of how the brain develops are warning that smoking cannabis during pregnancy could affect the unborn child.
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Heavy cannabis use may raise the risk of chronic lung disease more than smoking, two studies suggest.
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A study of people's taste in music reveals a quarter of classical music buffs have tried cannabis.
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Smoking marijuana eases a type of chronic foot pain in people with the AIDS virus, according to a study published on Monday that the researchers touted as demonstrating marijuana's medicinal benefits.
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Multiple Sclerosis drugs can reduce brain tissue loss and slow down the progression of the illness. That&#39;s according to a team of researchers from Italy.
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Canadian regulators have given initial approval to a cannabis-based drug to treat patients suffering from multiple sclerosis, Reuters reported Dec. 21.
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US researchers find two potential targets for treating multiple sclerosis after studying proteins in the brain.
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Tobacco may have at least one virtue -- that of providing some protection against the onset of Parkinson's disease, according to a new Swedish study.
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Drugs given to patients with multiple sclerosis can reduce brain tissue loss and slow down the progression of the illness, scientists said on Friday.
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Vitamin shots may help protect multiple sclerosis patients from severe long-term disability, a study suggests.
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The government is to review all studies linking cannabis use to mental health problems, it has announced.