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Read morePsilocybin and Terminally Ill Patients
This new study suggests that psilocybin may reduce suicidal thoughts in terminally ill patients.
Read moreInterview: Psilocybin for Depression
In this interview, leading psychedelic researcher, Robin Carhart-Harris, speaks with a participant in a psilocybin for depression trial on the potential of psychedelics.
Read moreResearching the Magic in Mushrooms
The new Center for the Neuroscience of Psychedelics at MGH was created to better understand psychedelics effects on the brain, their mechanisms, and potential for therapeutic purposes.
Read morePsilocybin and Migraines
A single dose of psilocybin has a lasting therapeutic effect on migraine headache, according to a new placebo-controlled study.
Read moreMushrooms and Healing
Ezra Klein of the New York Times considers the healing potential of psilocybin mushrooms in an op-ed that covers the success of Oregon's Measure 109, which creates a "support infrastructure through which psychedelic mushrooms can be woven into everyday life."
Klein shares the "cautious" yet supportive perspective of MAPS Founder and Executive Director Rick Doblin, Ph.D., on the initiative: "I worry those with the most at stake in terms of licenses will be fearful of participating, when those are the people we most want to participate."
Read moreHistory of Cultivating Mushrooms
Here’s some info on the history of home cultivation methods of Psilocybe.
Read morePsilocybin Works for Depression as Well as Common Antidepressant
A growing body of evidence suggests that the psychedelic compound found in "magic mushrooms" could help ease depression symptoms.
Read morePsilocybin and Effectiveness
Researchers have shown that psilocybin -- the active chemical in 'magic mushrooms' -- still works its antidepressant-like actions, at least in mice, even when the psychedelic experience is blocked. The new findings suggest that psychedelic drugs work in multiple ways in the brain and it may be possible to deliver the fast-acting antidepressant therapeutic benefit without requiring daylong guided therapy sessions.
Read moreDepression and Psilocybin
A study of 27 people found that a treatment featuring the hallucinogen psilocybin worked better than the usual antidepressant medications, a team reported Wednesday in the journal JAMA Psychiatry.
Read morePsilocybin and Mystical Experience
Here’s information on psilocybin and mystical experience, discussing the implications for healthy psychological functioning, spirituality, and religion.
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