Psychedelic Drugs News
April 27, 2024
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Jan. 9, 2024 — The genomic analysis of 52 Psilocybe specimens includes 39 species that have never been sequenced. Psilocybe arose much earlier than previously thought -- about 65 million years ago -- and the ...
Oct. 19, 2023 — In an unusual trial, researchers found that a patient's belief that they had received ketamine, even if they didn't, could improve their ...
Oct. 5, 2023 — One treatment each of two psychedelic drugs lowered depression and anxiety and improved cognitive functioning in a sample of U.S. special operations forces veterans who sought care at a clinic in Mexico, according to a new analysis. The treatment ...
Aug. 9, 2023 — Researchers have developed a technique for simultaneously measuring electrical signals from 128 areas of the brain in awake rats. They have then used the information to measure what happens to the neurons when the rats are given psychedelic drugs. ...
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Feb. 26, 2024 — Calls to U.S. poison centers involving psilocybin, or 'magic mushrooms,' among adolescents and young adults rose sharply after several U.S. cities ...
June 14, 2023 — Neuroscientists have long searched for ways to reopen 'critical periods' in the brain, when mammals are more sensitive to signals from their surroundings that can influence periods of brain ...
Apr. 25, 2023 — A study takes a closer look at the neurobiology of psychedelic experiences caused by nitrous oxide, ketamine and ...
Mar. 20, 2023 — Scientists have gleaned new insights into how psychedelics alter conscious experience via their action on brain ...
Feb. 16, 2023 — Location, location, location is the key for psychedelic drugs that could treat mental illness by rapidly rebuilding connections between nerve cells. Researchers show that engaging serotonin 2A ...
Feb. 10, 2023 — Researchers have discovered the active compound from an edible mushroom that boosts nerve growth and enhances ...
Nov. 7, 2022 — Researchers have participated in the largest and most rigorous clinical trial to date of psilocybin (a psychoactive ingredient in magic mushrooms), pointing to the possibility that COMP360 psilocybin ...
Sep. 29, 2022 — New research in animal models show it's possible to create a compound that hits the same exact target as psychedelic drugs hit -- the 5-HT2A ...
Aug. 18, 2022 — Hallucinogen use has increased since 2015, overall and particularly among adults 26 and older, while use decreased in adolescents aged 12-17 years according to a new study. Estimates of over 5.5 ...
Aug. 24, 2022 — In a survey study of more than 3,000 adults, researchers compared psychedelic experiences with near-death experiences that were not drug related and ...
Earlier Headlines
Mar. 25, 2024 — As authorities crack down on illicit drugs, experts have issued an alert on the use of the synthetic stimulant pentylone, as new research finds a 75% increase in detections across ...
Aug. 24, 2022 — Two doses of psilocybin, a compound found in psychedelic mushrooms, reduces heavy drinking by 83 percent on average among heavy drinkers when combined with psychotherapy, a new study ...
Aug. 22, 2022 — Marijuana and hallucinogen use in the past year reported by young adults 19 to 30 years old increased significantly in 2021 compared to five and 10 years ago, reaching historic highs in this age ...
July 27, 2022 — Researchers report that common genetic variations in one serotonin receptor could be a reason why people with psychiatric conditions, such as depression, respond differently to psychedelic ...
Apr. 11, 2022 — Psilocybin fosters greater connections between different regions of the brain in depressed people, freeing them up from long-held patterns of rumination and excessive self-focus, according to a new ...
Apr. 11, 2022 — A new paper provides a scientific framework to help shape the rollout of a program in Oregon that will legally permit the use of psilocybin for therapeutic ...
Mar. 31, 2022 — A new study addresses the question of whether psychedelics might change the attribution of consciousness to a range of living and nonliving ...
Mar. 18, 2022 — As Oregon embarks on a voter-approved initiative to permit psychoactive mushrooms in clinical use, a new systematic evidence review reveals a lack of scientific research describing the interactions ...
Mar. 16, 2022 — Psychedelics may find new, legitimate roles in treatment for anxiety, depression, stress disorders, addiction, and other mental and behavioral health problems. But ensuring they do requires ...
Mar. 16, 2022 — In the world's largest study on psychedelics and the brain, a team of researchers have shown how drug-induced changes in subjective awareness are anatomically rooted in specific neurotransmitter ...
Feb. 15, 2022 — Previous studies have shown that psychedelic treatment with psilocybin relieved major depressive disorder symptoms in adults for up to a month. Now, in a follow-up study of those participants, the ...
Jan. 11, 2022 — Researchers have identified the effects of an environmental stressor, sleep deprivation, that could alter the balance controlled by antipsychotic drugs and impact individuals with ...
Oct. 12, 2021 — Mushrooms have been making headlines due to their many health advantages. Not only do they lower one's risk of cancer and premature death, but new research also reveals that these super-foods ...
Sep. 14, 2021 — Researchers have discovered changes in the brain, triggered by LSD, that may explain the profound altered behavior associated with LSD, helping to understand how the brain generates ...
July 5, 2021 — In a new study, researchers show that a single dose of psilocybin given to mice prompted an immediate and long-lasting increase in connections between neurons. The findings are published July 5 in ...
May 25, 2021 — A novel compound similar in structure to the psychedelic drug ibogaine, but lacking its toxic and hallucinogenic effects, has been found to rapidly reverse the effects of stress in mice. Researchers ...
Apr. 28, 2021 — Psychedelic drugs have shown promise for treating neuropsychiatric disorders like depression and posttraumatic stress disorder. However, due to their hallucinatory side effects, some researchers are ...
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