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psychedelics

Life

Tobacco plant altered to produce five psychedelic drugs

Genetically engineering tobacco plants could enable a more sustainable production method for psychedelic drugs, which are increasingly in demand for research and medical uses

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A scanning electron microscope image of spores from a type of magic mushroom

Mind

Psychedelics may be no better than antidepressants for depression

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Mind

Just one dose of psilocybin relieves symptoms of OCD for months

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Mind

Psychedelic reduces depression symptoms after just one dose

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Mind

Psychedelic causes similar brain state to meditation

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Life

Why did magic mushrooms evolve? We may finally have the answer

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Health

A single dose of LSD seems to reduce anxiety

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Mind

Psychedelic drug ibogaine may treat PTSD by slowing brainwaves

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Illustration of anthropologist Manvir Singh, against a background with flowers, planets, stars, and the moon

Society

The anthropologist who says shamanism works, even if you don’t believe

Features

A colour-enhanced scanning electron microscope image of a mushroom with psychedelic properties

Mind

Psychedelics may boost mental health by dampening inflammation

Psychedelic drugs like MDMA and psilocybin may help treat depression, anxiety and other mental health conditions by reducing the number of inflammatory cells around the brain

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Health

Microdosing LSD is not an effective ADHD treatment

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Life

Magic mushrooms found in Africa are a species new to science

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Mind

How psychedelics and VR could reveal how we become immersed in reality

Features

Health

MDMA was hyped as a promising treatment for PTSD – what went wrong?

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