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The First Evidence That Drugs Could Turn Back the Clock on Our Biological Age
Posted in Medicine on 17th Sep, 2019
by Alex Muller
While not a massive change, the results caught the team off guard. “I’d expected to see slowing down of the clock, but not a reversal,” said Horvath. “That felt kind of futuristic.”
World-first trial investigating psilocybin psychotherapy for anorexia commencing in US
Posted in Medicine, Science on 28th Aug, 2019
by Alex Muller
The new trial adds to a growing body of evidence finding psychedelic psychotherapy effective for depression, addiction and obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Rigorous study explains how a single gut bacteria species can eat Parkinson’s disease drug
Posted in Medicine on 14th Jun, 2019
by Alex Muller
The striking study offers a new insight into why medicines do not work the same way in every person, and better understanding these mechanisms may suggest ways to significantly improve the efficacy drugs we have already developed, instead of producing entirely new ones.
Oakland City Council decriminalizes all "natural psychedelics" in landmark resolution
Posted in Medicine on 6th Jun, 2019
by Alex Muller
A resolution decriminalizing the adult use of all entheogenic plants, including magic mushrooms, cactus and any natural materials used to produce ayahuasca.
Drug-resistant infections could be starved of nutrients using existing medicines
Posted in Medicine on 27th May, 2019
by Alex Muller
Rather than developing new antifungal drugs, the team found that existing drugs used for other purposes could instead be used against fungi through other means.