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December 26, 2018

A Single Dose of 5-MeO-DMT Stimulates Cell Proliferation, Neuronal Survivability, Morphological and Functional Changes in Adult Mice Ventral Dentate Gyrus

The subgranular zone (SGZ) of dentate gyrus (DG) is one of the few regions in…
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December 26, 2018

Reclassification recommendations for drug in ‘magic mushrooms’

If phase III clinical trials are successful, researchers suggest categorizing the drug as schedule IV…
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December 26, 2018

How LSD Changes Perception

Researchers report LSD triggers a reduction in functional connection between areas of the brain that…
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November 20, 2018

MDMA promotes cooperative behavior but only with trustworthy people

Commonly referred to as ecstasy or molly, MDMA is anecdotally known to make people more…
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November 2, 2018

MDMA therapy achieves astounding 76% success rate for treating PTSD

Newly published results from a Phase 2 clinical trial into the efficacy of MDMA-assisted psychotherapy…
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November 1, 2018

ketamine’s antidepressant effects

Breakthrough study finds new mechanism explaining ketamine's antidepressant effects A team at the University of…
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November 1, 2018

Brain scans highlight a hidden, “higher” state of consciousness

Reaching a higher state of consciousness is a concept you're more likely to hear a…
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November 1, 2018

Psilocybin therapy

Psychedelic psilocybin therapy for depression granted Breakthrough Therapy status by FDA In an extraordinary step…
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Medical Research
September 21, 2018

Scientists Gave MDMA to Octopuses—and What Happened Was Profound

When humans take the drug MDMA, versions of which are known as molly or ecstasy,…
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September 1, 2018

How and Why Silicon Valley Gets High

Everyone’s hoping a little LSD can lead them to the next billion-dollar idea. Over the…
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Medical Research
September 1, 2018

Scientists Are Starting to Test Claims about “Microdosing”

Dennis van der Meijden isn’t aiming to see the face of God, feel one with…
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September 1, 2018

FDA Approves Magic Mushrooms For Treating Depression

The Food and Drug Administration has taken an active role in approving new therapies to…
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Medical Research
July 20, 2018

What Happens When a Blind Person Takes LSD?

How do blind people experience psychedelic drugs? This is the topic of an interesting, but…
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Medical Research
July 20, 2018

Religion as a Product of Psychotropic Drug Use

The notion that hallucinogenic drugs played a significant part in the development of religion has…
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Medical Research
July 20, 2018

The Psychedelic Miracle

Dr. X is a dad. Appropriately – boringly – at 4:37 p.m. on a national…
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July 20, 2018

LSD May Chip Away at the Brain’s “Sense of Self” Network

From Tom Wolfe’s account of the LSD-loving Merry Pranksters and their bus ride across America…
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Medical Research
July 20, 2018

Treating Addiction with Psychedelics

The psychedelic drug ibogaine is known for two things: its reputation in some circles as…
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July 20, 2018

Do Psychedelics Expand the Mind by Reducing Brain Activity?

What would you see if you could look inside a hallucinating brain? Despite decades of…
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Medical Research
July 20, 2018

Should We Loosen the Restrictions on Psychedelics?

The resumption of clinical research with psychedelics is producing preliminary evidence of benefit for a…
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July 20, 2018

Music helps hallucinogens heal minds, scientist finds

“I’m going to take you on a ride here,” the music seemed to tell a…
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Medical Research
July 20, 2018

Psychedelic drugs now used in human studies

After decades of political suppression, studies on psychedelics are now experiencing what top researchers have…
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July 20, 2018

Agony &

As human beings, we are hardwired to experience Ecstasy, Epiphany, Laughter and Bliss. Little children…
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July 20, 2018

LSD May Help Treat Alcoholism

The psychedelic drug LSD can help people with alcoholism quit or cut back their drinking,…
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July 20, 2018

‘Magic Mushrooms’ Can Improve Psychological Health Long Term

The psychedelic drug in magic mushrooms may have lasting medical and spiritual benefits, according to…
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July 20, 2018

‘Magic Mushrooms’ Trigger Lasting Personality Change

The psychedelic drug psilocybin (the active ingredient in “magic mushrooms”) may produce lasting, positive changes…
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July 12, 2018

Ending America’s War on Drugs Would Finally Unleash the Therapeutic Potential of Psychedelics

It was only after U.S. veteran Jonathan Lubecky pulled the trigger on a loaded gun…
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July 6, 2018

Can meditation and psychedelics have the same benefits for your mind?

(CNN)Do you ever find yourself worrying about an upcoming situation, even though similar past experiences…
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July 6, 2018

Psychedelic ayahuasca works against severe depression, study finds

"Leon" is a young Brazilian man who has long struggled with depression. He keeps an anonymous…
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June 26, 2018

Psychedelics may pave path to aid PTSD, more

Psychedelic drugs’ mindexpanding properties may be rooted in their ability to prompt neurons to branch…
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June 26, 2018

FDA Approves First Drug Made From Cannabis

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the use of Epidiolex to treat two…
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June 5, 2018

A neuroscientist reviews Michael Pollan’s “How to Change Your Mind”

The book shines new light on the revitalized field of psychedelic medicine It’s safe to…
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June 2, 2018

People with Addiction Are Tripping on Shrooms to Find God and Get Sober

New research suggests that psilocybin-assisted therapy may lead to "God moments" that can have surprising…
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May 28, 2018

How LSD Microdosing Became the Hot New Business Trip

Regular doses of acid have become the creativity enhancer of choice for some professionals Let's…
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May 28, 2018

Michael Pollan takes a trip in his latest book, “How to Change Your Mind”

Over the past 30 years, in numerous food- and farm-related articles, and in his five…
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May 28, 2018

How to Change Your Mind: The New Science of Psychedelics by Michael Pollan – review

In 1938, the Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann, seeking a new drug to stimulate blood circulation,…
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May 28, 2018

Michael Pollan: Can Psychedelics Save the World?

Most people know Michael Pollan as a food writer. His 2006 book, The Omnivore's Dilemma,…
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May 28, 2018

A Strait-Laced Writer Explores Psychedelics, and Leaves the Door of Perception Ajar

Microdosing is hot. If you haven’t heard — but you probably have, from reports of…
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May 28, 2018

Americans are excited to make psychedelics mainstream once again

It’s difficult to turn on the radio or open a magazine at the moment without…
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May 25, 2018

A Drug Researcher Talks Michael Pollan’s Book, PTSD Treatment And Trump On LSD

The endgame for psychedelic drugs isn’t “microdosing Fridays.” It’s treating major mental illness. The idea…
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May 17, 2018

This Will Change Your Mind About Psychedelic Drugs

For years, the field of mental health has been largely barren of meaningful treatment advances.…
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May 14, 2018

Ketamine, notorious club drug, shows promise as a treatment for depression, studies indicate

Sabrina Misra suffered from depression for most of her life, but last summer, it became…
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Medical Research
May 14, 2018

Ketamine offers new hope for patients with severe depression

Inspired by promising research into ketamine's therapeutic effects, people are swapping strategies online on how…
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Medical Research
May 14, 2018

The Long, Hard Road to a Science of Bad Drug Trips

If we’re going to use psychedelics for therapy, we’re going to have to figure out…
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May 9, 2018

Ketamine Stirs up Hope—and Controversy—as a Depression Drug

The next big depression treatment might be ketamine, but how best to use it remains…
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May 7, 2018

Ecstasy as a Remedy for PTSD? You Probably Have Some Questions.

The drug known by the street names Ecstasy or Molly could be a promising treatment…
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May 2, 2018

Professor Probes Psychedelic Drugs for a Cure to Nicotine Addiction

Despite science’s checkered history of experimenting with mind-bending drugs, Johnson insists his field of interest…
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May 2, 2018

Can Mushrooms Treat Depression?

I TRIED magic mushrooms out of curiosity and in middle age. I’d been on the…
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Medical Research
May 2, 2018

Novel psychopharmacological therapies for psychiatric disorders: psilocybin and MDMA

phosphorloxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine (psilocybin) and methylenedioxymethamfetamine (MDMA), best known for their illegal use as psychedelic drugs, are…
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