CBD

UCLA Receives $6.4 Million to Fund Cannabis Research

November20th,2020by University of California - Los Angeles

Seven grants from California Bureau of Cannabis Control will support research on health, policy, and labor

Certain CBD Oils No Better Than Pure CBD at Fighting Some Cancers

November18th,2020by Penn State

In a recent study, researchers evaluated whether CBD oils were better than pure CBD at inhibiting the growth of different cancer cell lines

Cannabis Compound Blocks Pain Pathway

October26th,2020by Imperial College London

Research team gains new insight into how cannabis dulls pain

Rethinking the Link between Cannabinoids and Learning

October22nd,2020by Champalimaud Centre for the Unknown

Researchers explore how cannabinoids exact their effect on learning by investigating the brain mechanisms involved in eyeblink conditioning

Study: Cannabis Reduces OCD Symptoms by Half in the Short-Term

October21st,2020by Washington State University

After smoking cannabis, users with OCD reported it reduced their compulsions by 60 percent, intrusions, or unwanted thoughts, by 49 percent, and anxiety by 52 percent

Researchers Show How CBD Helps Reduce Lung Damage from COVID

October19th,2020by Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University

Scientists show that levels of an important peptide drop with COVID-19 infection, and that CBD quickly helps normalize those levels along with lung function

Medical Cannabis Research: Past, Present, and Future

October6th,2020by Brandoch Cook, PhD

In this Q&A with contributing writer Brandoch Cook, PhD, Igor Grant, MD, discusses his own background and research, and the present and future of medical cannabis