Marijuana Extract Holds Promise as Diabetes Treatment
The marijuana plant contains at least 60 different chemical compounds, only one of which gets a smoker high. GW Pharmaceuticals Plc (GWP) says one of the other 59 shows promise in treating Type 2 diabetes.
In
a mid-stage study, an experimental drug, currently known by its
candidate name GWP42004, helped improve the pancreas’s ability to
produce insulin and led to a drop in blood sugar levels between meals,
among other findings, according to the London-based company. GW plans to
publish the results of that trial this year.
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