Fast-acting nasal spray offers hope for hard-to-treat depression
Rates of depression are historically high. Roughly one in six American adults have depression, and 30% of them…
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…
Definium LSD therapy for major depression helped patients in Phase 3 trial
Elaine’s stories explore the boom in new obesity treatments, new drug payment models, the ways companies are affected…
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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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…
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,…