MDMA, PTSD, and Potentially Overlooked Positive Outcomes
Measuring and increasing post-traumatic growth may lead to more rewarding interpersonal relationships, self-esteem, and a more optimistic outlook on life.
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Ayahuasca Impacts the Big 5 Personality Traits
Research indicates that ayahuasca promotes sustained decreases in neuroticism and increases in agreeableness and openness.
Figuring Out a Mouse-Sized Dose of LSD
For humans, drug doses are based largely on body weight. But in animals, differences in brain and body chemistry make the calculations far more complicated.
Quipazine: A Long-Standing Enigma in Psychedelic Research
The “psychedelic drug” label appears to define a clear-cut category. However, there are lesser-known research chemicals that depict more diffuse boundaries in this classification.
Scientists Use Psychedelics to Discover an Anti-Inflammatory Pharmacophore
Integrating several tests into a SAR, scientists have identified the compound 2C-H as a structural basis of the anti-inflammatory response in rats.
Cybin’s Sublingual Psilocybin Strips Head to Clinical Trials for Dose-Finding
The first trial will determine the sublingual dose equivalent to 25 mg psilocybin administered orally.
MindMed and Liechti Lab to Conduct the First Clinical Trial Combining LSD and MDMA
Researchers will examine whether MDMA can offset some of the negative side effects of LSD in a therapeutic setting.
The Mechanisms of Change in Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy
A new study sheds light on cognitive behavioral change mechanisms underlying psychedelic assisted psychotherapy.
Cultivating P. cubensis: Light and Tryptamine Are Key for Controlling Psilocybin and Psilocin Levels
No light and increasing tryptamine in the growing medium leads to more psilocin but less psilocybin in the mushrooms.
Risky Sex and the Recreational Use of MDMA
MDMA is associated with feelings of positivity but does it also increase risky sex behavior?