Psilocybin for ‘treatment-resistant depression’: an island of hope in an ocean of uncertainty?
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In this blog, UCL MSc students consider an RCT published in the New England Journal of Medicine, which suggests that psilocybin-a…
In this blog, UCL MSc students consider an RCT published in the New England Journal of Medicine, which suggests that psilocybin-a…
In her debut blog, Heidi Stevens reviews a recent US randomised controlled trial on psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy for…
Patients tend to have a stronger brain response to music the day after receiving psilocybin-assisted therapy, according to new…
A study out this week is the largest of its kind to suggest that psilocybin—the key ingredient in psychedelic mushrooms—can be…
Mind-blowing stuff!
James Rucker and Sameer Jauhar summarise a recent RCT on the effectiveness of psilocybin assisted therapy versus escitalopram…
Псилоцибин способствовал образованию синапсов в гиппокампе и префронтальной коре свиней
Anya Borissova summarises the therapeutic mechanisms of psilocybin in treatment-resistant depression and changes noticed in the…
by Isabelle Grabskifigures by MacKenzie…
By Laura…
Thank you, mushrooms!
The substance that makes some mushrooms “magic” also appears to help people with major depressive disorder. A study of 27…
The hallucinogenic chemical psilocybin produced in some mushrooms helped people with major depression in a study that also…
At Imperial College we’ve been comparing psilocybin to conventional drugs – and the results are potentially game-changingThe…
Вероятно, этот медиатор является посредником серотонина
The last few years have witnessed a revival of interest in the clinical potential and utility of psychedelics in mental health.
A Workshop Report by the Neuroscience and Society Network …
For any of the 300 million individuals worldwide suffering from depression, a fast-acting, effective treatment can mean the…
Recent research in psilocybin, LSD, and MDMA, which all affect our serotonin receptors, suggest these substances can help make…
Naturstoffforscher aus Jena haben herausgefunden, wie die "Magic Mushrooms" den Wirkstoff Psilocybin herstellen. Damit könnte…
New research sheds light on how psilocybin could help people overcome depressive symptoms. The psychedelic drug appears to…
By Emma…
The brains of people who have taken LSD, psilocybin or ketamine light up in ways that may explain these hallucinogens' effects.
Bicycle Day Celebration Blotter. By YttriumOx CC BY-SA 3.0 On April 19 1943, seventy-four years ago to the day, Albert Hoffman…
By: David Warmflash Lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) and psilocybin (found in “magic mushrooms”) are currently Schedule 1 drugs…
Two recent studies of psilocybin, the psychoactive compound in so-called magic mushrooms, contend that the chemical can act as…
“A tendency to melancholy, let it be observed, is a misfortune, not a fault.”- A.
Unconventional useCan “magic mushrooms” treat depression?“Magic mushrooms,” or more specifically the psychedelic compound…
Health and…
(credit: Alan Rockefeller) Psilocybin, the psychedelic compound in ‘magic’ mushrooms, may be an effective way to treat…
In a recent UK trial, 12 patients with major depression took a pill quite different to commonly prescribed antidepressants…
A new study published in the Lancet Psychiatry reports that "magic mushrooms" could help in otherwise "untreatable" cases of…
Certain psychedelics, including psilocybin, may be useful for treating depression. Could they be a game-changing breakthrough…
While performing research for my next article, I found a paper in The Open Neurology Journal reporting the results of a…