Re: Kathleen, thought you might like to see this...


"kathleen" <kathleen.dickson@xxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:1129484473.039260.110430@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Yes, Thank you, I already have that on my website.
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> I hope you enjoy the link for the CDC.
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> http://actionlyme.org
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> I rearranged the whole thing. I hope you find it amusing.

Your site is Wunnerfull!

Chock Full O' Goodies.

I hope, like Frank suggested, that you have your site mirrored.
There are all kinds of nefarious agents out there who would
just love to see it go : : p o o f ! : :

CALC







> Kathleen
>
> Cytyzens Agaynst Lyme Cryme wrote:
> > ...since you have shown an interest in things (like Lithium)
> > which have neuroprotective properties-
> > as it relates to neuroborrelosis and the damage it does.
> > ================================================
> > Pot-Like Drug Multiplies
> > Neurons In Brain Growth
> > By Christen Brownlee
> > Science News Online
> > Vol. 168, No. 16
> > 10-15-5
> >
> > In the stoner stereotype, pot smokers and dying brain cells go
hand
> > in hand. However, new research suggests the situation may be more
uplifting
> > than that. A drug that functions as concentrated marijuana does may spur
> > neurogenesis, the process by which the brain gives birth to new nerve
cells.
> >
> > Previous research had suggested that neurogenesis happens only
in
> > select locations in the brain, such as the hippocampus, a region
involved in
> > learning and memory. Some studies have shown that this process is
inhibited
> > by most illicit drugs, such as cocaine, heroin, and methamphetamine.
> > However, says Xia Zhang of the University of Saskatchewan in Saskatoon,
> > marijuanas effect on neurogenesis has not been clear.
> >
> > He and his colleagues started investigating this mystery by
> > searching cell surfaces in live, cultured slices of rat hippocampus for
> > receptors that respond to marijuana and a few other similar drugs,
called
> > cannabinoids. They reasoned that if marijuana affected neurogenesis in
the
> > hippocampus, then cells in that area must have a way to recognize the
drug.
> > Sure enough, 95 percent of hippocampus cells responsible for
neurogenesis
> > showed evidence of cannabinoid 1 (CB1) receptors, one of two receptors
that
> > respond to cannabinoid drugs.
> >
> > Next, Zhangs team incubated samples of rat hippocampus with a
> > solution containing HU210, a drug that stimulates CB1 receptors with a
> > strength 100 times greater than that of pot. Other rat-hippocampus cells
> > were incubated with the same solution minus the drug or with AM281, a
drug
> > that blocks CB1 receptors. After 2 days, the researchers found a
significant
> > increase in the number of new brain cells in the samples incubated with
> > HU210, but no significant increase of such cells in the other samples.
> >
> > Finally, the researchers injected adult rats with various doses
of
> > HU210. A single high-dose injection seemed to make no significant
difference
> > in the number of new nerve cells. However, animals injected with high
daily
> > doses of the drug over the course of 2 weeks had about 30 percent more
> > newborn nerve cells than did rats given AM281 or a solution without
either
> > drug.
> >
> > Animals given the 2-week course of HU210 also showed less
anxiety
> > and depressionlike behavior than did rats not given the drug. When the
> > researchers irradiated the rats hippocampi with X rays, which kill off
new
> > neurons, animals given HU210 responded to these tests much as did
animals
> > that didnt receive the drug. These results suggest that, while these new
> > neurons probably dont increase intelligence, they could be responsible
for
> > antianxiety and antidepressive effects, says Zhang.
> >
> > He and his team report their findings in the November Journal of
> > Clinical Investigation.
> >
> > While data suggesting that cannabinoid drugs can accelerate
> > neurogenesis are "interesting and potentially promising," its too early
to
> > tell whether high doses of marijuana over long periods have a similar
effect
> > on depression and anxiety in people, says Ron Duman, a neuroscientist at
> > Yale University. "There is very little clinical evidence demonstrating
that
> > cannabinoid administration produces an antidepressant response," he
says.
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