Marijuana may be just what the doctor ordered—for your Grandma.
Scientists at UCSD and the Salk Institute for Biological Studies have recently found that one of many cannabinoids, THC, can remove the toxic buildup in our brains that has been linked to various types of dementia.
It seems odd. But it turns out that genetics not only pass physical and personality traits, but trauma as well. This phenomenon, referred to as inherited trauma, first came to light with the descendants of Holocaust survivors being checked into clinics showing signs of PTSD, despite not having experienced the events that their parents did. Further studies about inherited trauma have managed to show that the possibility of biologically inheriting problems such as PTSD is not impossible, at least.
