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The Zombie Fungi That Inspired ‘The Last of Us’ Is Actually Edible—And Super Common
Not to spook you, but zombie fungus is real. Cordyceps, an orangey tendriled fungus, can indeed infect and control the bodies of certain bugs like ants, spiders, and millipedes, among others, effectively turning them into zombies. But it can’t do that to humans, and...
The Microbiome and Psychedelics: It’s Not All in Your Head
The Microbiome and Psychedelics. We are quick to assume that psychedelics work only inside the brain. The mind and brain have long been seen as the seat of consciousness; therefore with this assumption, it only seems logical that psychedelic compounds shifting...
MDMA & Psilocybin Are Approved as Medicines for the First Time
IN A WORLD-FIRST, Australia has announced it will officially recognize MDMA and psilocybin as medicines. On February 3, Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA)—the government authority responsible for regulating medicines—announced that starting July 1,...
Numinus Receives Clinical Trial Application Approval from Health Canada for Experiential Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy Training using Psilocybe Cubensis Tea
VANCOUVER, BC, Feb. 1, 2023 /CNW/ - Numinus Wellness Inc. ("Numinus" or the "Company") (TSX: NUMI) (OTCQX: NUMIF), a mental health care company advancing innovative treatments and safe, evidence-based psychedelic-assisted therapies, today announced that it has...
Psychedelics as medicines for substance abuse rehabilitation
The subject of psychedelics as potential medicines for substance abuse rehabilitation is a groundbreaking and progressive area of scientific research...
The Top 10 Mushroom Documentaries on Fungi and Mycology
Discover the ecological internet of fungal mycelium that makes terrestrial biodiversity on Earth possible. Mushrooms are the fruiting reproductive bodies of these underground networks of invisible mycelium that interconnect trees and plants through the root systems....
Scientists are beginning to unravel the effects of psilocybin mushrooms on bipolar disorder
A new study published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology is the first to characterize the psychological impacts of psilocybin among people with bipolar disorder. The findings indicate that many people with bipolar disorder who consume psilocybin, the primary...
Psychedelic drugs may launch a new era in psychiatric treatment
One of the hottest tickets at this year's Society for Neuroscience meeting in San Diego was a session on psychedelic drugs. About 1,000 brain scientists squeezed into an auditorium at the San Diego Convention Center for the symposium, called Psychedelics and Neural...
Magic mushrooms: Single dose may relieve treatment-resistant depression symptoms
Treatment-resistant depression affects about 30% of people who have major depressive disorder.A 22-site clinical trial shows a synthesized version of the psychedelic chemical psilocybin helps reduce depression symptoms in people with treatment-resistant...