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Could cannabis really help to treat Mad Cow Disease?

Submitted by Marijuana News on Fri, 01/22/2016 - 09:17

Mad Cow Disease, more properly known as Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease (CJD), is a horrific, degenerative brain disease that is fatal in 100% of cases. CJD is caused by prions, which are malformed protein molecules—and there is some evidence that cannabis could work to counteract their effects.

 

So how does CJD affect the brain?

To understand how CJD affects the brain, we first need to understand some of the basic science behind protein formation and folding. Basically, proteins are very long molecules that are so complex that they fold into three-dimensional structures, which can easily be seen with an electron microscope.

The brain of an individual who died of TSE compared to a normal brain (© duke.edu)

The brain of an individual who died of TSE compared to a normal brain (© duke.edu)

The structure they fold into is determined by...

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