1 Psilocybin Dose for Depression; Add-On Schizophrenia Success; Genetic Suicidality
(MedPage Today) -- Just one moderate dose of psilocybin (0.215 mg/kg body weight) -- commonly known as magic mushrooms -- was associated with a 13-point drop in depressive symptom severity versus placebo, lasting at least 2 weeks. (eClinicalMedicine... (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - January 4, 2023 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news
Legal Use of Hallucinogenic Mushrooms Begins in Oregon
On Jan. 1, Oregon became the first state to allow adult use of psilocybin “magic” mushrooms. Licensed guides will likely determine whether the program is a success. (Source: NYT Health)
Source: NYT Health - January 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Andrew Jacobs Tags: Psychedelic and Hallucinogenic Drugs Mental Health and Disorders Regulation and Deregulation of Industry Depression (Mental) Therapy and Rehabilitation Psilocybin Mushrooms Food and Drug Administration Oregon Source Type: news
How mushrooms could mean economic independence for Benin ’s women
Rural communities facing the climate crisis, gender inequality and conflict may prosper through a project helping women cultivate fungi rather than cotton and cashewsAt the forest ’s edge, a scientist is giving a lesson on the mushrooms that grow here in the damp ground around the trees of Toui-Kilibo reserve in Benin. Olyvia Fadeyi is a mycologist – she studies fungi – and is teaching the women from the village of Yaoui how best to harness the economic value of this st rangest of crops. Mushrooms can be cultivated year round, in back gardens, on vertically stacked shelves, rather than waiting for the naturally abund...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - January 3, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Joshua Surtees in Toui-Kilibo Tags: Global development Benin Plants Fungi Africa Biology Food poverty World news Sahel Women's rights and gender equality Conflict and arms Source Type: news
Live longer: Mushrooms linked to 35% lower risk of death from all causes - top 3 species
Mushrooms may protect several aspects of human health that deteriorate with age. (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - December 31, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
California Lawmaker Introduces Bill To Legalize Magic Mushrooms, Other Psychedelics | ZeroHedge
California Lawmaker Introduces Bill To Legalize Magic Mushrooms, Other Psychedelics Authored by Jamie Joseph via The Epoch Times, A Democratic lawmaker in California introduced a bill Dec. 19 to decriminalize the personal use of plant-based psychedelic drugs—such as magic mushrooms, mescaline, and…#wiener #magicmushrooms #sb519of #epochtimes #ptsd #oakland #scottwiener #sb58 #curesact #heroicheartsproject (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 30, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
California Bill Builds on Reforms That Could Herald the Surprisingly Fast Collapse of Psychedelic Prohibition
Colorado voters last month approved a groundbreaking ballot initiative that decriminalized five psychedelics derived from fungi or plants: psilocybin, psilocyn (another psychoactive component of "magic mushrooms"), dimethyltryptamine (DMT, the active ingredient in ayahuasca), ibogaine (a…#ucla #sb58 #billbuilds #johnshopkins #oakland #warondrugs #detroit #wiener #seattle #santacruz (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 27, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Have a safe trip: Oregon trains magic mushroom facilitators
At a woodsy retreat center in Oregon, some 30 men and women are seated or lying down, masks covering their eyes and listening to serene music. We apologize, but this video has failed to load. tap here to see other videos from our team. Try refreshing your browser, or They are among the first crop…#heroicheartsproject #colorado #tomeckert #bend #jamaica #precolumbian #baltimore #trainerginagratza #centralamerica #ptsd (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 22, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Have a safe trip: Oregon trains magic mushroom facilitators
Oregon will begin allowing licensed, regulated use of psychedelic mushrooms in 2023 (Source: ABC News: Health)
Source: ABC News: Health - December 22, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Health Source Type: news
The Most Famous Poisonings in History – 24/7 Wall St.
Arsenic, cyanide, mercury…what do they have in common? These naturally occurring chemical elements and compounds can all be fatal if ingested in large doses. Chemicals found in certain plants (such as water hemlock and nightshade) and some varieties of mushrooms can also cause extreme illness or…#persianempire #nazis #easterneurope #communist #britannica #arsenic #roman #smartasset #arabia #rome (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 20, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Startup Makes Fake Leather From Mushrooms
For more crisp and insightful business and economic news, subscribe to The Daily Upside newsletter. It's completely free and we guarantee you'll learn something new every day. Shiitake is the new Gucci. A profile by The New York Times highlighted the success of biotech company MycoWorks, which…#phd #dailyupside #diy #boltthreads #sophiawang #mycoworks #stellamccartney #shiitake #notmushroomfor #doubtmycoworks (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 15, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Terminal cancer patient has waited 440 days for federal permission to continue magic mushroom therapy
Thomas Hartle, a Saskatoon man with terminal cancer, hopes he can legally continue using magic mushrooms to cope with his fear of dying. (Source: CBC | Health)
Source: CBC | Health - December 14, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: News/Canada/Saskatchewan Source Type: news
Ketamine plus therapy could help treat alcoholism, say researchers
Trial led by Exeter University psychologist to look at how adding psychedelics to therapy could make it more effectiveOvercoming alcoholism is notoriously difficult, but researchers are hoping a new treatment combination might help: ketamine and psychological therapy.The use of psychedelics alongside therapyis a booming area of research, with ketamine, MDMA and psilocybin – the active ingredient of magic mushrooms – among the drugs that are being studied to tacklemental health problems ranging from depression to PTSD.Continue reading... (Source: Guardian Unlimited Science)
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - December 13, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Nicola Davis Science correspondent Tags: Alcoholism Medical research Health UK news Science Society University of Exeter Psychology Drugs Source Type: news
US military atomic cleanup crews were sent out in the wake of American nuclear testing, and many paid a heavy price, veterans say
The fireball of the "Seminole" blast begins to show the shape of a mushroom cloud on June 6, 1956. CORBIS/Corbis via Getty Images Over a period of more than a decade, the US military conducted dozens of nuclear tests in the Pacific. Years later, soldiers were sent to the Marshall Islands to try…#marshallese #aec #nonhodgkins #enewetakatoll #bikiniatoll #hiroshima #kenbrownell #francislincolngrahlfs #castlebravo #explosionofnucleardevice (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - December 10, 2022 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Who wants to live to 100 on a diet of lentil and broccoli slurry? Mostly rich men | Gaby Hinsliff
Instead of searching for the key to immortality, what if we tried to make people ’s lives better in the here and now?Shortly after waking, Bryan Johnson drinks a murky concoction involving olive oil, cocoa flavanols and something derived from algae. Breakfast will be a blended green slurry of lentils, broccoli and mushrooms, with lunch and dinner not much different.The 45-year-old American entrepreneur is religious about his sleep, follows a strict workout regime, monitors the performance of his vital organs using hospital-grade medical equipment, and suggests to his social – media followers that deviating from what he...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 26, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Gaby Hinsliff Tags: Ageing Health Science Society Source Type: news
Why growing fungi at home is beginning to mushroom
Home fungus growers can boost soil quality in small gardens and cultivate exotic varieties using coffee grounds and online kitsAn increasing number of gardeners aregrowing mushrooms in their vegetable patches to improve soil quality and grow food in small spaces.Mushrooms are now cultivated in the kitchen garden at Kew Gardens in south-west London and visitors have been keen to know how they might grow their own. H élèna Dove, Kew’s head kitchen gardener, says: “Mushrooms have seen a great rise in popularity and we’ve seen a huge amount of interest from visitors since we installed our mushroom beds in Kew’s kitch...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 26, 2022 Category: Science Authors: Helena Horton Environment reporter Tags: Fungi Soil Food Gardens Biology Environment Life and style Science UK news Source Type: news
