Temple NIH Grant to Conduct Research on Potential Pain-Relieving Properties of Four Components of Cannabis Highlighted

A Temple research team led by Sara Jane Ward, PhD, Assistant Professor of Pharmacology at the Lewis Katz School of Medicine at Temple University, recently was awarded a grant by the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH), part of the National Institutes of Health. The grant will be used to evaluate the effects of four biologically active components of cannabis that may act together to protect against pain development, and to assess the interactions of those four substances with morphine. The NCCIH published details of the grant in its newsroom and Sky Statement also covered the news.