Lexaria Bioscience Turns Focus to Dementia and Diabetes with New Studies

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New York, New York--(Newsfile Corp. - November 21, 2022) - PCG Digital -- Lexaria Bioscience (NASDAQ: LEXX) is investigating the potential therapeutic utility of its proprietary DehydraTECHTM-CBD against dementia and diabetes, two of the world's biggest public health crises.



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The global dementia drug market is projected to reach $32.3 billion by 2030 diabetes and the diabetes drug market is expected to reach $82.92 billion by 2027.

Lexaria recently demonstrated DehydraTECH-CBD exceptional safety and tolerability in a human hypertension study, along with statistically significant lowering of blood pressure over multiple weeks; something that previous studies by others have failed to evidence. Strong connections have been established between hypertension and dementia and diabetes.

The company's patented drug delivery technology, DehydraTECH, improves the way active pharmaceutical ingredients enter the bloodstream and has demonstrated the ability to increase bio-absorption with cannabinoids, antiviral drugs and PDE5 inhibitors. DehydraTECH has also evidenced an ability to deliver some drugs more effectively across the blood brain barrier, an important factor in treating dementia.

We spoke to John Docherty, Lexaria's President and Head of Research, to find out more.

Q: Lexaria recently announced it would evaluate DehydraTECH-CBD as a potential therapeutic for dementia and diabetes. Is there a link between these indications and CBD? Tell us about Lexaria's R&D strategy.

A: CBD has shown promise as a treatment for a number of conditions and has revolutionized the treatment of seizures in two rare, severe forms of epilepsy. Anecdotally, CBD is also believed to alleviate symptoms of anxiety, chronic pain and insomnia. We believe that more high-quality human studies are needed to establish safety and efficacy of CBD in different patient populations and to determine effective therapeutic dosing. Our R&D strategy involves evaluating DehydraTECH-CBD's potential therapeutic utility in a number of indications.

Hypertension and dementia are linked. Clinical studies have shown that individuals who have high blood pressure are more likely to develop vascular dementia. Similarly, there are strong connections between heart disease, hypertension, and diabetes. Hypertension is twice as frequent in diabetics and hypertensive patients are at greater risk of developing diabetes.

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