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New research into cannabinoids

PostPosted: Thu Nov 21, 2013 8:18 pm
by Judith
New research from the University of London suggests chemicals in marijuana could be used to fight leukemia.


Published online in Anticancer Research, researchers at the Department of Oncology at St. George’s, University of London studied six different cannabinoids and found each to have anti-cancer action in leukemia cells.
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Lead author Wai Liu, Ph.D explained the results of the latest study in Monday’s press release.(October 2013)

These agents are able to interfere with the development of cancerous cells, stopping them in their tracks and preventing them from growing. In some cases, by using specific dosage patterns, they can destroy cancer cells on their own.

http://www.leafscience.com/2013/10/14/c ... udy-finds/