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Can endocannabinoids improve life expectancy in dialysis patients?

UCI Health — March 2, 2021

A UCI Health study has found that long-term dialysis patients with higher levels of natural endocannabinoids have a lower mortality rate, pointing to a potential path for reversing poor life expectancy rates among people with end-stage kidney disease. UCI Health nephrologist Dr. Hamid Moradi says the findings, published as "Circulating…

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