by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Apr 25, 2021 | Addiction, Anxiety, Depression, Microdosing
A first of its kind “self-blinded” trial testing the effect of psychedelic microdosing has found the anecdotally popular practice may be an example of a strong placebo effect. The research, led by Imperial College London, suggests there is little...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Apr 25, 2021 | Addiction, Anxiety, Depression
A first-of-its-kind clinical trial has pitted a common antidepressant against psilocybin, the main psychedelic compound found in magic mushrooms. The results, recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine, are decidedly mixed with the primary depression...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Nov 10, 2020 | Addiction, Alcoholism, Anxiety
A new study is helping clarify what is going on in our brains when we hallucinate. To do this, researchers from the University of Oregon dosed mice with a powerful psychedelic drug and with unprecedented detail zoomed in on how the animal’s brains subsequently...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Nov 10, 2020 | Addiction, Alcoholism, Anxiety, Bipolar Disorder, Cancer, Cluster Headaches, Depression, Kambo, Microdosing, Neuropathy, OCD, Pain, Parkinson's Disease, PTSD
Psychedelics Renaissance As psychedelic research re-emerges from its dark ages, the world is beginning to learn about their healing potential for various psychological disorders such as post-traumatic stress disorder, depression, and near-death anxiety due to terminal...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Nov 5, 2020 | Anxiety
As psychedelic treatments become more mainstream, there is a need for new infrastructure to support the non-initiated through the treatment process, help them find treatment providers, connect with others seeking treatment, and ask questions. Osmind is a new mental...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Jul 13, 2020 | Anxiety, Kambo
New research asks, how does psilocybin create a feeling of ego dissolution, and what chemicals in the brain create our subjective sense of self? Impressive new research, led by scientists from Maastricht University in the Netherlands, has uncovered a new neurochemical...
