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Huge Psilocybin Dose Has Incredible Effect on Elderly Dementia Patient
14+ hour, 3+ min ago (1180+ words) Dementia is a degenerative disease that no known drug can completely stop or reverse, despite decades of tests. Now, a historically vilified psychedelic is emerging as a possible new avenue for controlling Alzheimer's symptoms. Neuroscientists around the world are starting…...
AOC's $29 M campaign still paying controversial ketamine-therapy shrink
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (301+ words) Squad Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who's under investigation for blowing campaign cash on a shrink who specializes in ketamine therapy, spent big on the doctor last quarter, new records showed. The socialist lawmaker who reps parts of Queens and the Bronx…...
Psychedelics helped him deal with terminal illness anxiety, but getting them was a long, strange trip
2+ mon, 1+ day ago (1244+ words) 75-year-old with terminal disease used illegal 'magic mushrooms' after Health Canada denied him legal access Pete Pearson had three reasons for trying psilocybin, or "magic mushrooms," for the first time at age 75. "I hope it will keep me from losing…...
NEW: AOC Faces House Ethics and FEC Complaint for Spending Campaign Funds on Doctor who Specializes in Ketamine Therapy
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (360+ words) Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) has come into the crosshairs of an ethics complaint for using campaign contributions for personal use after allegedly spending almost $19, 000 on a psychiatrist who is known for specializing in Ketamine therapy. The National Legal and Policy…...
AOC broke law by spending $19k in campaign cash on ketamine-therapy shrink for "personal use: complaint
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (300+ words) Far-left "Squad" Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) violated federal election and House ethics rules by misusing nearly $19, 000 in campaign cash last year on a shrink who specializes in controversial ketamine therapy, a bombshell new complaint claims. DC-based National Legal and Policy…...
Common antibiotic may reduce schizophrenia risk, study suggests
7+ mon, 2+ day ago (372+ words) A commonly prescribed antibiotic could help reduce the risk of some young people developing schizophrenia, new research suggests. Experts found that patients of adolescent mental health services who were treated with the antibiotic doxycycline were significantly less likely to go…...
Keto diet linked to reduced depression symptoms in college students
8+ mon, 2+ day ago (218+ words) A new study shows an association between at least 10 weeks of following a well-formulated ketogenic diet and a roughly 70% decrease in depression symptoms among a small group of college students. The 16 students who completed the pilot trial were receiving medication,…...
Psychedelic drug popular in 1960s could ease anxiety as doctors share warnings [LSD!]
9+ mon, 2+ hour ago (99+ words) A new study suggests that lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), also known as acid, could reduce anxiety. This marks the first-ever trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of MM120 (a pharmaceutical formulation of LSD) as a monotherapy for patients with moderate…...
Loneliness Linked to Worse Health and Higher Medical Costs, Study Finds
9+ mon, 4+ day ago (421+ words) Four in 10 Britons said they were lonely at least sometimes in a new survey tracking the health costs associated with loneliness. Loneliness is a common problem " and it's expensive to health systems, according to a new analysis from the United…...
This Ancient Smile Hid a Psychoactive Secret for 4, 000 Years
10+ mon, 34+ min ago (128+ words) In a groundbreaking discovery, scientists have found chemical traces of betel nut chewing in 4, 000-year-old teeth from a Bronze Age burial in Thailand -- the earliest direct evidence of psychoactive plant use in Southeast Asia. By analyzing hardened dental plaque, researchers…...