Tue
Jan 24 2012
12:24 pm
By: bizgrrl

They're once again working on a "natural" fix for your depression, psilocybin (magic mushrooms).

In the first study, volunteers described a feeling of the cogs being loosened and their sense of self being altered. The second study, found that psilocybin enhanced their recollections of personal memories.

Psilocybin's dampening action on this area [ medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC)] may make it a useful and potentially long-acting antidepressant.

I'd like to see them get this approved in the U.S.

Tamara Shepherd's picture

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I once knew a young man whose pots of spaghetti helped put him through law school. He baked brownies on the side, too.

It was a popular "cottage industry," back in the day.

gonzone's picture

Chances of getting a drug

Chances of getting a drug approved in the US that does not grant massive amounts of money to the pharmaceutical industry in almost impossible.

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It's true that the FDA does not seem to value The Giggle Factor...

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