Jaden Smith says he took magic mushrooms as a young adult. Brain experts who study psychedelics warn that wasn't a good idea
Jaden Smith said his mother introduced him to magic mushrooms. Rich Fury/ Jaden Smith said his mother, Jada Pinkett Smith, introduced him to magic mushrooms. Jaden Smith was 24 when he shared that, a time when experts said brains may still be developing. Neuroscientists explain how developing…#jadensmith #richfury #jadapinkettsmith #jaden #denver #dustinhines #rochellehines #willsmith #amysussman #fda (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 29, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Application to several suspected poisoning cases of a validated analytical method for the determination of muscarine in human biological matrices using liquid chromatography with high-resolution mass spectrometry detection - Flament E, Gaulier JM, Paret N, Jarrier N, Bruneau C, Creusat G, Guitton J, Gaillard Y.
Despite prevention efforts, many cases of mushroom poisoning are reported around the world every year. Among the different toxins implicated in these poisonings, muscarine may induce parasympathetic neurological damage. Muscarine poisonings are poorly repo... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 27, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news

' Oppenheimer' leaves out New Mexicans exposed to radiation from the Manhattan Project, despite local efforts to contact filmmakers
The mushroom cloud of the first atomic explosion at Trinity Test Site near Alamagordo, New Mexico. AP Photo/File The Manhattan Project displaced some New Mexicans and employed others at Los Alamos in the 1940s. When the project detonated the first atom bomb, radioactive fallout rained on thousands…#trinitytestsite #alamagordo #newmexico #newmexicans #losalamos #christophernolan #oppenheimer #manhattan #jrobertoppenheimer #tinacordova (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

How magic mushrooms could beat ANOREXIA: Trip-inducing pill 'resets the brain'
If successful, they could herald a new era for treating anorexia, which has the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric condition (more than 5 per cent, reported JAMA Psychiatry in 2011). (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 25, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

A single pill made using magic mushroom hallucinogen could help treat anorexia that affects 100,000 Britons, study suggests
If successful, they could herald a new era for treating anorexia, which has the highest mortality rate of any psychiatric condition (more than 5 per cent, reported JAMA Psychiatry in 2011). (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - July 24, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Puffballs and eyelash cups: searching for New Zealand ’s curious fungi
Growing interest in native fungi as enthusiasts across New Zealand hunt for the unusual specimens, from gilled oyster mushrooms to fleshy ‘brains’Get our weekend culture and lifestyle emailOne day the forest floor may be filled with leaf litter, soft decomposing logs and tiny tree saplings – the next, the logs flush with gilled oyster mushrooms, rivers of brightly coloured waxgills run along the ground, or puffballs – white orbs, as big as footballs, that suddenly appear in the undergrowth.Such is the curious world of New Zealand ’s fungi, which like the nation’s flora and fauna, have evolved in isolation into ...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - July 21, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Gabi Lardies in Auckland Tags: New Zealand Foraging Fungi Biology Source Type: news

‘Barbenheimer’ arrives as moviegoers flock to a Mattel-mushroom cloud double feature
Waves of pink-clad moviegoers passed under carboard palm trees on the frenzied first day of “Barbenheimer.”. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

' Barbenheimer' arrives as moviegoers flock to a Mattel-mushroom cloud double feature
Waves of pink-clad moviegoers passed under carboard palm trees on the frenzied first day of “Barbenheimer.” After a feverish drumbeat propelled forward by a mushroom cloud of memes, the most anticipated day on the year’s movie calendar finally arrived as “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” — two movie…#oppenheimer #lucyruiz #alamodrafthouse #yonkers #ruiz #indianajones #flash #michaeloleary #theaterassociation #gretagerwigs (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 21, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Cholinergic mushroom poisoning with a detection of muscarine toxin in urine - Chan TYC, Ng SW, Chan CK, Lee HHC, Mak TWL.
We report an uncommon case of cholinergic poisoning following an ingestion of wild mushrooms. Two middle-aged patients presented to the emergency unit with acute gastrointestinal symptoms including epigastric pain, vomiting and diarrhea, followed by miosis... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - July 19, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Home and Consumer Product Safety Source Type: news

Janet Yellen Consumed Psychedelic Mushrooms In China: Report
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen may have been tripping balls when she fervently bowed before a Chinese official last week, after the 76-year-old ate four portions of jian shou qing, a type of wild mushroom with unpredictable psychedelic…#janetyellen #treasury #jianshouqing #beijing #antiamerican #petermortimer #yizuoyiwang #inandout #weibo #georgewbush (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 17, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Australia says, ‘Let them eat ’shrooms’
G’day, psychedelics: Australians who have struggled to find an effective treatment for their PTSD or depression can now ask their doctor if psilocybin or MDMA may be right for them. Starting today, psychiatrists Down Under can seek approval to prescribe magic mushrooms and ecstasy. It’s the first…#australians #mdma #oregon #colorado #aaronrodgers #connecticut #utah #newjersey #missouri #psilocybin (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 30, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Mushroom poisoning: a case series with a literature review of cases in the Indian subcontinent - Vaibhav V, Meshram R, S Y, Jha N, Khorwal G.
Mushroom is a fungus widely used as an edible in various parts of the world, especially in hilly regions with damp climates. Nevertheless, when picked from the wild to use as a vegetable, it has proved fatal for people ingesting it due to a lack of knowled... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 30, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Home and Consumer Product Safety Source Type: news

Here ’ s How Bad a Nuclear War Would Actually Be
We know that an all-out U.S.-Russia nuclear war would be bad. But how bad, exactly? How do your chances of surviving the explosions, radiation, and nuclear winter depend on where you live? The past year’s unprecedented nuclear saber-rattling and last weekend’s chaos in Russia has made this question timely. To help answer it, I’ve worked with an amazing interdisciplinary group of scientists (see end credits) to produce the most scientifically realistic simulation of a nuclear war using only unclassified data, and visualize it as a video. It combines detailed modeling of nuclear targeting, missile trajector...
Source: TIME: Science - June 29, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Max Tegmark Tags: Uncategorized freelance Science Source Type: news

Elon Musk Touts Ketamine For Depression Following Report On His Use Of Drug
The world ’s wealthiest man Elon Musk takes ketamine and Google’s billionaire cofounder Sergey Brin uses magic mushrooms, according to the Wall Street Journal. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - June 27, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Derek Saul, Forbes Staff Tags: Business /business Innovation /innovation Healthcare /healthcare Sustainability /sustainability Enterprise Tech /enterprise-tech Breaking breaking-news Education topline Source Type: news

Magic Mushrooms. LSD. Ketamine. The Drugs That Power Silicon Valley
Elon Musk takes ketamine. Sergey Brin sometimes enjoys magic mushrooms. Executives at venture-capital firm Founders Fund, known for its investments in SpaceX and Facebook , have thrown parties that include psychedelics.#elonmusk #sergeybrin #foundersfund #spacex (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 27, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news