All too much seriousness this week. Time for something fun. Like marijuana? In a study prepublished for next week, the authors demonstrated that cannabidiol has benefit for diabetic cardiomyopathy in both a mouse model and in human heart cells (cardiomyocytes). Why does cannabidiol sound familiar? Well, it's the most abundant nonpsychoactive ingredient in marijuana. Now, the applicability of mouse & celllular experiments is so far removed from our everyday world that I normally wouldn't make a big deal about these types of studies, press releases and announcements. But I'm sure someone is going to extrapolate from this study and make a huge leap of faith to light one up. Or at least help improve the economy in Northern California's Emerald Triangle.
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