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 | Pain
In a first-of-its-kind study, a team of researchers from the University of California, Davis has examined the effects of psychedelic microdosing on animal behavior. The results yielded a variety of unexpected effects including some surprising negative changes...
by EmpathiCSubstanceS | Nov 10, 2020 | Pain
New research suggests the potential for psychedelic drugs to stimulate new neuron production may be able to be separated from the drugs’ hallucinogenic effects. Robust new research, published in the journal Translational Psychiatry, is reporting on several years...
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...
