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Marijuana may make your brain grow

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Cannabinoid injections sprout new neurons in mice.

Most addictive drugs inhibit the growth of new brain cells. But injections of a cannabis-like chemical seem to have the opposite effect in mice, according to new research. Experts say that the results, if borne out by further studies, could have far-reaching implications for addiction research and the application of marijuana in medicine.

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  1. JiangW., et al. J. Clin. Invest., (published online) doi: 10.1172/JCI25509(2005).

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  1. Geoff Brumfiel
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University of Texas Southwestern Medical Centre, Dallas

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Brumfiel, G. Marijuana may make your brain grow. Nature (2005). https://doi.org/10.1038/news051010-12

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