Psychedelics and Ketamine Rewire Brain Immune Signals in Depression
Summary: A study uncovered a novel neuroimmune mechanism explaining how rapid-acting antidepressants, including ketamine and psychedelics, alleviate treatment-resistant…
VA, HHS to increase psychedelic therapy research for PTSD, military-related mental health issues
The Departments of Veterans Affairs and Health and Human Services signed an agreement Monday to increase coordination on…
Psilocybin Unlocks Lost Memories in an Alzheimer’s Patient
Summary: An extraordinary clinical case report tracking an octogenarian managing advanced Alzheimer’s disease has prompted neuroscientists to re-evaluate…
The New Kind of Counselor Shaping How Mental Health is Treated
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FDA grants priority review for 3 psychedelic drugs in line with recent Donald Trump order
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Friday granted fast-track review to three companies studying psychedelic therapies to treat depression…
McGill-led study suggests psychedelics could change depression treatment
A major international study led by researchers at McGill University suggests psychedelic drugs could become more widely used…
Inhaled mebufotenine improves symptoms of depression
This is a study that evaluates the effect of mebufotenin (5-MeO-DMT), a fast-acting psychoactive molecule (peak effect within…
Scientists Pump the Brakes on Psychedelic Antidepressant Hype
The hype has been deafening on psychedelics as a promising treatment for depression, sometimes justified, sometimes not. Seemingly…
Psychedelics may be no better than antidepressants for depression: studies
Prescriptions for psychedelic drugs and cannabis are on the rise in Australia, particularly for treatment of mental health…
Michael Pollan Talks AI, Psychedelics, and Consciousness
Long hailed for his bestselling books on what we eat, it was while under the influence of one…
Psychedelic treatment reveals addiction-like behavior in anorexia animal model, not expected social withdrawal
Psilocybin mushrooms (Psilocybe cubensis). Researchers found that the psychoactive compound psilocybin produces opposite inflammatory and behavioral effects in…
New DMT Study Reveals How the Brain Loses Its Sense of Self Under the Psychedelic Compound’s Influence
A new neuroscience study reports that the psychedelic compound DMT disrupts a key brain rhythm linked to self-awareness,…