The Shocking Truth: Does Cannabis Make Your Brain BIGGER As You Age?! Jaw Dropping Data

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This episode explores a study that suggests cannabis use may be associated with larger brain size in older adults.

Send us Fan Mail Does using cannabis actually protect your brain as you get older? In this episode, we unpack a groundbreaking new study from CU Anschutz that challenges everything we thought we knew about cannabis and cognitive aging. We dive into the research of Dr. Anika Guha, who analyzed data from over 26,000 middle-aged and older adults in the UK Biobank. We discuss the surprising discovery that greater lifetime cannabis use among adults ages 40 to 77 is generally associated with larger...

People in this episode

Host: Dr. Kumar

Topics covered

• cannabis
• cognitive aging
• brain health
• research study
• lifetime cannabis use

Keywords

• cannabis
• brain size
• cognitive function
• aging
• research
• Dr. Anika Guha
• CU Anschutz
• UK Biobank

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: CU Anschutz, UK Biobank

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