Loading ...Mind-altering THC chemical in cannabis could help prevent and treat deadly COVID-19 complications by blocking harmful immune response, research shows
University of South Carolina researchers say THC could help prevent a harmful immune response that causes Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)
ARDS is a form of lung failure that can be fatal with COVID-19 patients
Researchers performed three studies in which mice were given a toxin that triggers the immune response that causes ARDS
All of the mice who received THC survived, while those that did not died
The researchers cautioned that the promising preliminary results are not meant to encourage people to use marijuana to self-medicate for COVID-19