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Alzheimer's and risk factors

Medicine is still searching for the causes and treatments for Alzheimer's disease. In general, researchers believe that Alzheimer's is partly the result of genetics, environmental influences and an individual's lifestyle. Risk factors for the development of the problem include, among others, lack of physical activity, obesity, high blood pressure, diabetes, depression and smoking. In recent years, there has also been a series of studies suggesting that lack of sleep, chronic dysbiosis and leaky gut may also contribute to the development of the problem (Chunmei Jiang et al.: The Gut...

An overview of the possibilities of using cannabis and cannabinoids in medicine

Cannabinoids act primarily on two organ systems: the nervous system and the immune system. As a result, deviations in the functioning of the endocannabinoid system are associated with the pathology of these two systems, that is, with neurological-psychiatric disorders and disorders of the immune system and inflammatory response, as well as the widest therapeutic potential of cannabinoids in the treatment of pathologies related to these systems. So far, the most research and the widest successful introduction into clinical practice has been in the use of cannabinoids for palliative purposes, i.e. for the treatment of pain, nausea, insomnia and other symptoms that...

Dr. Tanja Bagar: “Cannabinoids are one of the safest molecules we know”

Assoc. Prof. Dr. Tanja Bagar is the director and president of the expert council of the International Cannabinoid Institute ICANNA. She lectures on microbiology and ecoremediation at the Alma Mater Europaea Faculty and collaborates professionally and scientifically with the Austrian College for Health and Development. She is a member of the Pomurje Academy of Sciences and Arts, the Slovenian Biochemical Society and the Slovenian Psychological Association, and is one of the founders of the Society for Environmental Conservation and Protection. She has gained extensive research experience in laboratories at the National Institute of Chemistry, the Biotechnical Faculty, the National Laboratory for Health,...