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    Use of Psychedelic Shows Correlation With Better Overall Physical Health

    Use of Psychedelics Show Correlation With Better Overall Physical Health

    Do psychedelics improve health? A new study finds a correlation between user health and psychedelic experiences.
    Low Doses of LSD Make Opioids Obsolete

    Are Stereotypes Around Psychedelics Slowing Down Research?

    Psychedelics come with history as party drugs. Are these stigmas slowing down progress?
    Listening to Ecstasy: Can This Man Normalize MDMA for Seniors?

    New Research Investigates Psilocybin as OCD Treatment

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    Researchers are looking at how psilocybin and other psychedelics may help with OCD (obsessive-compulsive disorder).
    Psychedelic Use Linked to 20% Decreased Hypertension Risk, Study Finds

    Psychedelic Use Linked to 20% Decreased Hypertension Risk, Study Finds

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    Psychedelic use may help to decrease the risk of hypertension, according to new research.
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    New Study Finds Possible Mechanism for Psilocybin’s Anti-Depressive Effects

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    Scientists are closer to unraveling the mystery behind the psilocybin effects and its ability to offer anti-depressive benefits.
    MAPS Founder Rick Doblin Talks MDMA Research for PTSD With Actress Mayim Bialik

    MAPS Founder Rick Doblin Discusses MDMA Research for PTSD With Actress Mayim Bialik

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    Rick Doblin, the founder of MAPS, joined actress Mayim Bialik's podcast Breakdown to discuss MDMA and PTSD research.
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    University of Wisconsin Opens Country’s First Master’s in Psychedelic Medicine

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    The University of Wisconsin is the first in the U.S. to offer a master's degree in development of psychedelic medicine.
    Big Pharma Giant Merck Partners With Psychedelic Research Company NovaMind

    Big Pharma Giant Merck Partners With Psychedelic Research Company Novamind

    Pharmaceutical giant Merck is partnering with psychedelic research company Novamind to test a possible therapy for treatment-resistant depression.
    Women Are More Likely to Use Psychedelics Than Men

    Survey: Women Use Psychedelics More Often Than Men

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    A new survey finds women are more likely to self-treat with psychedelics than men, particularly for issues including depression and trauma.
    These 24 Psychedelic Patents Are Paving the Way for Medicine 2.0

    These 24 Psychedelic Patents Are Paving the Way for Medicine 2.0

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    Patents of psychedelic substances are paving the way for new research and treatment options for a variety of diseases.
    Establishing the Ethical Imperative in Psychedelic Medicine

    Researchers to Hone In On Most Therapeutic Doses of LSD

    New research is looking into the optimal dose of LSD to further enhance the therapeutic benefits of the psychedelic.
    Awakn Life Sciences Psychedelics

    U.K. Psychedelic R&D Company Investigates MDMA, Ketamine for Addiction

    Awakn Life Sciences is looking at psychedelics for addiction, namely MDMA and ketamine for alcohol use disorder.
    Are the Subjective Effects of Psychedelics Necessary for Therapy?

    Are the Subjective Effects of Psychedelics Necessary for Therapy?

    Are the subjective effects - that is, the psychedelic trip itself - fundamental for therapeutic outcomes? New research explores.
    Algernon to Investigate DMT Microdose for Stroke Treatment

    Algernon to Investigate DMT Microdose for Stroke Treatment

    Algernon Pharmaceuticals is exploring the little-researched psychedelic substance DMT to see if it has potential in treating stroke patients.
    Ketamine Therapy May Help Slow Progression of ALS

    Ketamine Therapy May Help Slow Progression of ALS

    New research is looking at ketamine therapy as a potential aid in slowing the deadly disease ALS, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
    Beckley Psychtech Explores Psilocybin for Headache Treatment

    Beckley Psytech Explores Psilocybin for Headache Treatment

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    A new study is looking at how psilocybin treatment may help to reduce debilitating short-lasting unilateral neuralgiform headache attacks.
    Are 'Magic' Psilocybin Truffles the Fountain of Youth? New Study Looks at Anti-Aging Benefits

    Are ‘Magic’ Psilocybin Truffles the Fountain of Youth? New Study Looks at Anti-Aging Benefits

    New research is looking at psilocybin truffles as a potential anti-aging tool and aid in treating age-related psychiatric disorders.
    Are Microdosing Benefits Real? A New Study Says It May All Be In Your Mind

    Are Microdosing Benefits Real? A New Study Says It May All Be In Your Mind

    MIcrodosing with psychedelics is gaining in popularity but new research says the placebo effect worked just as well.
    First Of Its Kind $10 Million Psychedelic Research Center Comes to NYU

    ‘One-of-a-Kind’ $10 Million Psychedelic Research Center Comes to NYU

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    NYU will open a $10 million psychedelic research center to further its work in using psychedelic substances to treat mental health issues.
    Study: 69% of Suicidal Patients Saw 'Significant' Improvement With Ketamine Therapy

    Study: 69% of Suicidal Patients Saw ‘Significant’ Improvement With Ketamine Therapy

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    A new study links ketamine therapy to a significant reduction in thoughts of suicide for 69 percent of study participants.
    New Research Compares Placebo and Psychedelic Microdosing Benefits

    New Research Finds Significant Role of Expectations in Psychedelic Microdosing Benefits

    Are the benefits of psychedelic microdosing all in our heads? A new study looks at the results compared to placebo. The results might shock you.
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    5-MeO-DMT: Can ‘Toad Juice’ Cure Depression?

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    Clinical trials will look at the benefits of 5-MEO DMT as a treatment for relief from a number of mental health issues including depression.
    Ego Death and Psychedelics

    Psychedelics Cause Ego Death: What You Need to Know

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    One aspect of the psychedelic experience is something called ego death. Can it help people with mental health issues?
    Professor Michiel van Elk Psychedelics

    Professor Michiel van Elk Awarded More Than $970,000 Grant to Study Psychedelics

    Professor Michiel van Elk of the University of Leiden has been awarded a nearly $1 million to study psychedelics.
    DMT Trials for Depression

    First-Ever DMT Trials for Depression Approved in UK

    The UK will begin the first DMT trials for depression after Imperial College received approval to test the psychedelic.
    Psychedelics and Schizophrenia

    Psychedelics and Schizophrenia: What’s the Link?

    Can psychedelics help treat schizophrenia? LSD-25 sat on a shelf for five years before Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann decided to reopen research on this strange chemical. One day while at work at Sandoz Laboratories, he accidentally let LSD…
    Psilocybin Four Times More Effective Than Antidepressants

    Psilocybin Four Times More Effective Than Antidepressants, Study Finds

    New research into the benefits of psilocybin point to significant improvements for those suffering with depression. The new study, published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry found the impact of psilocybin was “more than four…
    Microdosing Results In Mental Health Benefits

    Microdosing Results In Mental Health Benefits for 79% Of Users: Survey

    A new study links microdosing psychedelics to improved mental health in the vast majority of subjects. Microdosing involves taking small amounts of substances such as LSD or psilocybin over an extended period of time. The low-level dosages…
    Psychedelics and Neuroplasticity

    Psychedelics and Neuroplasticity: Molding a New Way of Thinking

    Can psychedelics improve neuroplasticity in the brain? Psychedelics are making a comeback. Over the past decade we have seen some unprecedented results in modern psychiatry. From psilocybin treating depression, to LSD treating alcoholism.…
    Are You a Good Candidate for a Psychedelic Study

    Are You a Good Candidate for a Psychedelic Study?

    Could you be a candidate for taking part in a psychedelic study? What impact could it have on your mental health? Clinical studies are crucial to medical knowledge. They help researchers obtain valuable information about the safety…
    Researchers Replicate Ketamine Effects

    Researchers Replicate Ketamine Effects By Mimicking Brain Rhythms

    Psychedelic-like states of consciousness may soon be achievable without the need for substances like ketamine, psilocybin, or MDMA. A new study, published in the journal Nature, suggests the ability to replicate these altered states of consciousness…
    Psychedelics Are Helping Women Beat Breast Cancer

    How Psychedelics Are Helping Women Beat Breast Cancer

    In 2012, author Erica Rex had her first experience with psilocybin. She was three years into a breast cancer diagnosis. Could psychedelics hold the cure? Or at least, part of it? Research is beginning to point to a possible link. Rex volunteered…
    Can Psychedelics Improve Your Sex Life

    Can Psychedelics Improve Your Sex Life?

    Research into psychedelics shows promise in treating a growing number of ailments including treatment-resistant depression, anxiety, PTSD, and post-operative pain. But it may do you some good in the bedroom, too, according to new scientific…
    5-MeO-DMT Experiencing the Therapeutic God Molecule

    5-MeO-DMT: Experiencing the Therapeutic God Molecule

    Rafael was apprehensive at first. Sitting on a yoga mat facing the setting sun, he whispered to his wife, “I’m scared.” R5-MeO-DMT was a religious experience for Rafael. Recounting his second journey on the outlawed chemical on 5Hive,…
    MindMed and NYU Team Up for $5 Million Psychedelic Research

    MindMed and NYU Team Up for $5 Million Psychedelic Research and Training Program

    Leading psychedelic biotech company, MindMed, has partnered with NYU’s Langone Health center. Together, they’ll work to develop the NYU Langone Health Psychedelic Medicine Research Training Program. It will lead to a psychedelic research…
    Dr. Bronner’s Soap Donates $3 Million to Psychedelic Research and Advocacy

    Dr. Bronner’s Soap Donates $3 Million to Psychedelic Research and Advocacy

    Popular natural soap brand Dr. Bronner’s has launched a campaign to promote psychedelic therapy. ‍ Dubbed the “Heal Soul” campaign, Dr. Bronner’s hopes to draw attention to public education and advocacy work helping make psychedelic-assisted…
    Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic & Consciousness Research Interview

    Johns Hopkins Center for Psychedelic & Consciousness Research Interview

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    Octopuses On MDMA Want to Snuggle

    Octopuses On MDMA Want to Snuggle Just Like You

    In the Netflix documentary My Octopus Teacher, filmmaker Craig Foster befriends an octopus in the Atlantic waters near his home. Over a year, he visits her nearly every day. Their bond, even though octopuses are solitary animals, becomes…
    World’s Largest Registry on Psilocybin Use

    Johns Hopkins to Build World’s Largest Registry on Psilocybin Use

    The John Hopkins Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research (CPCR) will create the world’s largest registry on psilocybin use, the center announced last month. In a partnership with Unlimited Sciences, a psychedelic research nonprofit,…
    Understanding Ayahuasca

    Understanding Ayahuasca: Combining Clinical Insights With Personal Experience

    The traditional Amazonian psychedelic concoction, Ayahuasca, has begun to receive widespread attention for its powerfully therapeutic benefits. As countless people from across the globe travel to destinations like Mexico and South America to…
    Listening to Ecstasy: Can This Man Normalize MDMA for Seniors?

    MAPS Brings In $30 Million to Fund MDMA Research

    When the story is written about how psychedelic medicine emerged into the mainstream, there will be a chapter about August of 2020. Because the nonprofit Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS) just made history. Earlier…
    Microdosing Psychedelics Recent Rediscovery

    Microdosing Psychedelics: A Recent Rediscovery

    James Fadiman begins by asking, “How many of you have never had any psychedelic experience?” He’s speaking to a Science And Nonduality (SAND) conference, a group that assembles scientists, philosophers, sages and mystics to explore…
    Can a Compound in ‘Magic’ Mushrooms Cure Social Anxiety

    Can a Compound in ‘Magic’ Mushrooms Cure Social Anxiety?

    Social anxiety is a strange mix of fear, discomfort, and apprehension that many people experience in certain social settings. And in the U.S., many can be counted in the millions, as 7.1 percent of us experience it regularly and 12.1…
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