Mastodawn

https://theconversation.com/a-single-dose-of-psilocybin-eased-depression-symptoms-for-months-our-study-found-282499; https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2849099?guestAccessKey=1b34668e-afe8-4888-aa3d-dd05b3b83eff&utm_source=for_the_media&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=ftm_links&utm_content=tfl&utm_term=051526. Read article in full, & NB: "a central #challenge for the field [is] how to disentangle the drug’s #biological #effects from the powerful role of #expectation & #experience. Answering that question will be crucial for understanding where #psilocybin fits into future #mental #healthcare."

A single dose of psilocybin eased depression symptoms for months, our study found

Our trial found psilocybin worked fast and lasted months, but unpicking the drug’s true effect from patients’ expectations remains a challenge.

The Conversation

Richard Michael Blaber May 18

https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/may/18/magic-mushrooms-treatment-cocaine-addiction-study. A somewhat inaccurate #headline, @guardian! "Results from a new #clinical #trial show that a single #dose of #psilocybin could be an effective #treatment for #cocaine #addiction." Psilocybin is the active hallucinogenic substance found in #mushrooms such as Psilocybe cubensis, & is metabolised into #psilocin in the human body, but the chemical, & ingesting that, isn't the same thing as eating a "magic mushroom"!

Magic mushrooms could be effective treatment for cocaine addiction, study shows

Participants who got single dose of psilocybin were more likely to abstain from cocaine than those who got placebo

The Guardian

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Biohacking Pathway May 17

#Psilocybin #MentalHealth #DepressionTreatment #PsychedelicTherapy #PsychiatricCare #MushroomMedicine #WellnessJourney #NewHope #wellnessgoals #wellnessadvocate #wellnesscoaching #wellnessfitness #wellnesscenter #wellnesscommunity #TherapeuticPsychedelics #Mindfulness https://mastodon.social/@biohackingpathway/116588891740098770

KillBait News May 12

Exploring Psilocybin as a Potential Treatment for OCD

📰 Original title: What Happens When You Try to Treat OCD With Psilocybin

🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Users: It's clickbait ⚠️

View full AI summary: https://killbait.com/en/exploring-psilocybin-as-a-potential-treatment-for-ocd/?redirpost=2dc2e733-ad1b-4b96-94ce-3d3a3f43c4c7&utm_source=mastodon_world&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=killbait

#health #ocd #psilocybin #mentalhealth

KillBait May 12

Exploring Psilocybin as a Potential Treatment for OCD

📰 Original title: What Happens When You Try to Treat OCD With Psilocybin

🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Users: It's clickbait ⚠️

#health #ocd #psilocybin #mentalhealth

Exploring Psilocybin as a Potential Treatment for OCD

Adam Strauss, a successful digital entrepreneur and trained musician, struggled with severe obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), which made even minor decisions, like choosing an MP3 player…

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Benjamin Carr, Ph.D. 👨🏻‍💻🧬May 12

How #Psychedelics Affect the #Brain
Researchers sought to demonstrate therapeutic benefits of mind-altering drugs like #LSD and #psilocybin “#magicmushrooms,” many struggled to explain how these compounds work.
New studies included more than 500 scans of 267 research participants on five substances: LSD, psilocybin, mescaline, DMT and ayahuasca. Research suggests psychedelics temporarily reduce separation between how we think and how we perceive.
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/04/07/health/psychedelic-medicine-brain.html
https://archive.ph/2sCpu

How Psychedelics Affect the Brain

An analysis of hundreds of images from several studies shows how hallucinogenic drugs drive activity in various regions of the brain.

The New York Times

KillBait News May 8

Study Shows Psilocybin Reduces Aggression in Mangrove Rivulus Fish

📰 Original title: Scientists Gave ‘Aggressive’ Fish Psychedelic Drugs. A Breakthrough Came Next

🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
👥 Usuarios: It's clickbait ⚠️

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#science #psilocybin #fish #behavior

KillBait May 8

Study Shows Psilocybin Reduces Aggression in Mangrove Rivulus Fish

📰 Original title: Scientists Gave ‘Aggressive’ Fish Psychedelic Drugs. A Breakthrough Came Next

🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
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#science #psilocybin #fish #behavior

Study Shows Psilocybin Reduces Aggression in Mangrove Rivulus Fish

Researchers at Acadia University conducted a pioneering study on the effects of psilocybin, the active compound in magic mushrooms, on mangrove rivulus fish, a species known for its high aggression.

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TKSST • seethis.tv 🌈🪐✨May 8

🐟🧪 Biologists from #Acadia University and the University of #BritishColumbia studied how #psilocybin affects the behavior of the aggressive mangrove rivulus #fish.

#Data indicated that the compound reduces territorial displays while allowing normal social interactions to continue. The findings suggest that the psychoactive ingredient in magic #mushrooms can dampen social conflict in #vertebrates.

👉 https://www.popsci.com/science/magic-mushrooms-fish/

#science #biology #nature #neuroscience #research #wildlife #ocean #ecology #animals

Magic mushrooms make mean fish lazier and more chill

Psilocybin may selectively lower aggressive behavior in the the notoriously nasty mangrove rivulus.

Popular Science

404 Media [Unofficial]May 7

Scientists Gave ‘Aggressive’ Fish Psychedelic Drugs. A Breakthrough Came Next

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.404media.co/fish-psilocybin-magic-mushrooms-study-psychedelics/

Scientists Gave ‘Aggressive’ Fish Psychedelic Drugs. A Breakthrough Came Next

“We really had no idea what we were getting ourselves into,” said one researcher involved in the first-of-its-kind study that dosed fish with psilocybin, the component in magic mushrooms.

404 Media