A recent study has shed light on the potential of psilocybin, the active compound in magic mushrooms, as a promising treatment for anorexia nervosa (AN).
This psychiatric disorder, known for its high mortality rate, has long been a challenging condition to treat effectively.
The research, conducted at Monash University, revealed that psilocybin could improve cognitive flexibility and help maintain body weight in an animal model of AN.
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Big news- a collaborative effort among scientists from the University of Texas at Arlington, Scottsdale Research Institute in Phoenix, Shimadzu Scientific Instruments in Maryland, and Millipore-Sigma in Round Rock, Texas, has led to the development of a new method for quantifying the potency of psilocybin and psilocin.
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Phantom pain and psilocybin are a growing area of research.
Psilocybin may be a treatment for this debilitating condition in the future.
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A new study has shown a remarkable clinical reduction in anxiety with psilocybin-assisted therapy, four times greater than the placebo group.
Also the trial’s rate of full remission, or a full cessation of symptoms, was five times greater than the placebo group, a marked and compelling difference in treatment outcomes.
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In a case report published in the journal Primary Care Companion to Central Nervous System Disorders, three Penn State clinicians describe a patient who experienced serotonin toxicity after combining antidepressants and anti-anxiety medications and psilocybin.
Serotonin toxicity, or serotonin syndrome, occurs when high levels of serotonin build up on the body; the condition can be fatal.
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Small clinical trials have shown that one or two doses of psilocybin, given in a therapeutic setting, can make dramatic and long-lasting changes in people suffering from treatment-resistant major depressive disorder, which typically does not respond to traditional antidepressants.
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Cybin, a biotech company working on next-generation psychedelic treatments, announced remarkable results from its Phase 2 clinical trial using a proprietary version of deuterated psilocybin for the treatment of depression.
CYB003 is a next-generation psilocybin designed to provide a faster onset of action and to reduce the duration of effects, ultimately thinning the financial barrier to access of this medicine in a medical setting.
The trial’s interim data demonstrated “rapid, robust, and clinically significant reduction of depression symptoms” three weeks after a single 12mg dose of CYB003.
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