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所在平台: Coursera |
课程主页: https://www.coursera.org/learn/aging-research-cannabis-cbd-thc
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课程名称：健康老龄化与未来的 Cannabis 研究 课程概述：本课程旨在引导学员批判性思考大麻（即大麻草）在炎症、运动与老龄化背景下的健康影响。课程将探讨炎症与肠道微生物组之间的关系，以及大麻如何通过调节炎症影响相关疾病。同时，我们将描述内源性大麻素系统与运动之间的关系，以及大麻素如何影响运动表现和恢复。学员将学习识别老龄化的关键特征，以及大麻素可能如何影响老龄化过程。这些知识将有助于制定公共政策、推动公共健康，并在个人层面上对大麻产品的使用做出明智的决策。 课程大纲： 1. **炎症与微生物组** - 讨论肠道微生物组和内源性大麻素系统如何影响炎症疾病状态，以及肠道与大脑如何通过“肠脑轴”进行沟通与调节炎症状态。 2. **体育、运动、恢复与大麻** - 探讨内源性大麻素在运动中的作用，以及大麻对运动的影响。同时讨论运动恢复的重要性及大麻在此过程中的影响。 3. **健康老龄化与大麻** - Discuss aging populations' common challenges such as pain and depression, treatments tailored for these issues, and the research surrounding cannabis usage, including specific risks for older adults. 4. **未来的 Cannabis 研究** - 概述课程的主要收获，讨论使用大麻作为治疗的争议及其作为替代医学的可能性，探讨尚未解决的问题和研究空白，最后介绍公民科学倡议——一个众包数据科学项目，旨在收集有关大麻对特定临床人群健康影响的数据。
Name:Inflammation and the Microbiome
Description:In this module, we will discuss how our gut microbiome and endocannabinoid system influences inflammatory disease states. We will also discuss how the gut and brain communicate and regulate inflammatory states through what is known as the "gut-brain axis."
Name:Sports, Exercise, Recovery, and Cannabis
Description:In this module, we will discuss the role of endocannabinoids in exercise, and how cannabis may impact exercise. We will also discuss the importance of exercise recovery, and how cannabis may impact recovery.
Name:Healthy Aging and Cannabis
Description:In this module, we will discuss the common challenges older adults face while aging such as pain and depression, as well as common treatments used for these conditions tailored to this population. We will also discuss the research on cannabis for these conditions, and discuss the specific risks that this population faces with regards to cannabis use.
Name:The Future of Cannabis Research
Description:In this module, we will do a quick overview of the main takeaways from this series of courses regarding the risks and benefits of cannabis use. We will discuss the controversies around using cannabis as a therapeutic and consider how cannabis could be used as an alternative medicine. We will discuss lingering questions and gaps in the literature and research that need to be filled. Lastly, we will discuss the Citizen's Science Initiative - a crowdsourcing data science project with the purpose of collecting much needed and relevant data on the health effects of cannabis for specific clinical populations.
This Healthy Aging and Future of Cannabis Research course is designed to have you think critically about the health effects of cannabis (i.e., marijuana) in the context of inflammation, exercise, and aging. You'll learn how inflammation and the microbiome may be related to the disorders discussed in class, and how cannabis may influence these disorders through modulating inflammation. We'll describe the relationship between the endocannabinoid system and exercise, and how cannabinoids may affect exercise performance and recovery. You'll learn how to identify key features of aging and how cannabinoids may influence the aging process. Obtaining this knowledge will be helpful in terms of informing public policy, public health, and personal decisions regarding the use of cannabis products.
