{"id":13712,"date":"2025-11-11T16:20:00","date_gmt":"2025-11-11T15:20:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/treezclub.com\/?p=13712"},"modified":"2025-10-22T15:55:28","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T13:55:28","slug":"smoking-pot-against-ageing-study-shows-possible-anti-ageing-effects-of-thc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/treezclub.com\/en\/smoking-pot-against-ageing-study-shows-possible-anti-ageing-effects-of-thc\/","title":{"rendered":"Smoking pot against ageing? Study shows possible anti-ageing effects of THC"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Cannabis has been legal in Germany under certain conditions since April 2024. While cannabis still carries risks, researchers increasingly see medical potential – for example in pain therapy, for depressive moods or even in the fight against ageing. <\/p>\n\n

A new study on mice now suggests that THC – the main psychoactive ingredient in cannabis – could have positive effects on the brain and the ageing process.<\/p>\n\n

THC as the key to youth for the brain?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

A German-Israeli research team led by Prof. Andras Bilkei-Gorzo from the University of Bonn has investigated the effects of low-dose, long-term administration of THC on ageing mice. The results were published in the journal ACS Pharmacology & Translational Science. <\/p>\n\n

The protein m-TOR, a so-called “metabolic switch” that influences ageing processes and cognitive performance, plays a central role in this.<\/p>\n\n

The findings:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

In the brain: THC activated m-TOR, promoted the formation of new synapses and increased cognitive performance.<\/p>\n\n

In the body: At the same time, THC reduced m-TOR activity in fatty tissue, which slowed down cell ageing.<\/p>\n\n

THC could therefore have a double anti-ageing effect: mental performance enhancement and physical cell rejuvenation.<\/p>\n\n

Anti-ageing effect of THC – what does that mean?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

Previous studies had already shown that a low-calorie diet or exercise trigger similar processes by reducing m-TOR activity. THC now appears to trigger comparable mechanisms – but with the added bonus that it also promotes synapse formation in the brain. <\/p>\n\n

Prof. Bilkei-Gorzo summarizes:<\/p>\n\n

“Long-term THC treatment initially has a cognition-enhancing effect, followed by an anti-ageing effect.”<\/p>\n\n

Looking to the future: a drug instead of a joint?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n

The results are still limited to animal models. Whether the positive effects can also be confirmed in humans – and whether they can outweigh the known risks of cannabis – still needs to be clarified. <\/p>\n\n

Nevertheless, researchers see potential: based on these findings, new drugs could be developed in the future that protect the brain and body from ageing processes at the same time – without the typical side effects of “smoking pot”.<\/p>\n\n

\u2705 Conclusion:<\/strong>The study provides exciting evidence that THC can do more than intoxicate. In future, it could become a building block in anti-ageing and neuroprotective therapies. Until then, research is ongoing – but cannabis is far from being the miracle pill against ageing. <\/p>\n\n

Source: https:\/\/www.brisant.de\/gesundheit\/drogen\/cannabis-anti-aging-102.html<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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