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Breakthrough Discovery: Body's Natural Marijuana Advances Pain Treatment

2/25/2025

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In a groundbreaking discovery, researchers led by Mario van der Stelt revealed that the body’s natural marijuana, 2-AG, travels in fatty vesicles between nerve cells, a departure from conventional messenger molecules. This innovative finding, tracked in real-time by a smart sensor, holds promise for advancing treatments for pain and neurological disorders.

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In a groundbreaking discovery, researchers led by Mario van der Stelt revealed that the body’s natural marijuana, 2-AG, travels in fatty vesicles between nerve cells, a departure from conventional messenger molecules. This innovative finding, tracked in real-time by a smart sensor, holds promise for advancing treatments for pain and neurological disorders.