Rebecca Dyer, ScienceAlert, 7/20/23; Ananda (DBM), CC Liu (eds.), Wisdom Quarterly
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Cannabis use linked to epigenetic changes, scientists discover
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| Is it a magic plant or a genetic coincidence? |
The epigenome functions like a set of [on and off] switches, activating or deactivating genes [instructions] to change how our bodies function.
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| Epigenetics ("above genetics") definition - Wikipedia |
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Cannabis is a commonly used substance in the United States, with 49 percent of people [admitting to] trying it at least once, Dr. Hou and a team of US researchers report in their published paper.
Some US states and other countries have made it legal [due to US pressure], but we still don't fully understand its effects on our health.
The researchers studied around 1,000 adults who had participated in a long-term previous study where they had been asked about their cannabis use over a 20-year period. Study participants provided blood samples on two occasions during that time, at the 15- and 20-year points.
They were aged between 18 and 30 at baseline, or "year 0." Using these blood samples from five years apart, Dr. Hou and her team looked at the epigenetic changes, specifically DNA methylation levels, of people who had used cannabis recently or for a long time. More
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