Ireland: Research Team to Give Cannabis Plant Extracts to Arthritis Sufferers in Belfast Study
A major new study into the pain-relieving benefits of cannabis-based medication is to be carried out in Belfast.
The £250,000 project by Ulster University (UU) and pharmaceutical start-up Greenlight Medicines will examine the effects on people suffering with various forms of arthritis.
Dr David Gibson, a specialist rheumatoid arthritis researcher who will lead the UU team, said the study had the potential to transform lives.
"We will test how effective cannabis plant extracts are at reducing inflammation that often causes joint damage and disability in arthritis.
"The research will explore which compounds of the plant are the most promising and help inform dosage recommendations, before advancing to clinical tests on arthritis patients," he said.
Researchers will investigate the anti-inflammatory and medicinal properties of cannabis extracts known as cannabinoids, and the benefits they may offer to rheumatoid arthritis or arthritis patients when used in medicines.
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