Stroke victims to be given psychedelic drug DMT in groundbreaking study
Metro, February 4, 2021
Psychedelic medicine DMT could help stroke victims recover by rewiring their brains faster, according to the first clinical trial of its kind.
Psychedelics as Antidepressants
Scientific American, January 30, 2021
The treatments of the future may arise from a long-stigmatized class of medicines.
How ecstasy and psilocybin are shaking up psychiatry
Nature, January 27, 2021
Regulators will soon grapple with how to safely administer powerful psychedelics for treating depression and post-traumatic stress disorder.
Ketamine to treat depression and addiction at UK’s first medical psychedelic psychotherapy clinic
iNews, January 25, 2021
The medicine is to be used by Awakn Life Sciences when its centre opens in Bristol in March, explains its chief medical officer Dr Ben Sessa.
Unique magic mushroom microdosing study to begin in Australia
New Atlas, January 20, 2021
A novel Australian trial is set to investigate the popular yet still deeply unproven practice of microdosing psychedelics. The research promises to be the first exploration of naturalistic psilocybin microdosing in a lab-setting using a cutting-edge neuroimaging technique and a unique kind of trial protocol.
Peter Thiel-backed psychedelics start-up targets schizophrenia ahead of IPO
CNBC, January 15, 2021
Headquartered in Berlin, ATAI is aiming to make psychedelic medicines that can be used to treat mental health disorders. Recognify, meanwhile, is specifically aiming to make a medicine that can be used to treat the cognitive impairment associated with schizophrenia, or CIAS.
EXCLUSIVE: Florida Lawmaker Introducing Psilocybin Mushroom Legalization
Forbes, January 15, 2021
A Florida state lawmaker plans to introduce as soon as next week a bill that would legalize psilocybin-assisted therapy in the state.
COMPASS Pathways establishes Centre of Excellence with Sheppard Pratt to accelerate research and improve patient experience in mental health care
Global News Wire, January 8, 2021
COMPASS Pathways, a mental health care company dedicated to accelerating patient access to evidence-based innovation in mental health, is establishing its first Centre of Excellence in collaboration with The Sheppard Pratt Institute for Advanced Diagnostics and Therapeutics in Baltimore, Maryland, United States.
Mount Sinai Health System Launches Center for Psychedelic Research
Psychedelic Finance, January 8, 2021
The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai has launched a new center for psychedelics research. The Center for Psychedelic Psychotherapy and Trauma Research pursues a multi-pronged clinical and research approach to discovering novel and more efficacious therapies for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, anxiety, and other stress-related conditions in the veteran and civilian population.
Why Investors Are Psyched About Psychedelic Stocks
Visual Capitalist, January 7, 2021
Psychedelic stocks are trading like biotechnology companies these days. The prospect of promising research has pushed valuations upwards.
Health care professionals okayed to use magic mushrooms for training in psilocybin therapy
Now Toronto, December 9, 2020
Psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers and nurses are among 17 health care professionals granted the exemption by Health Canada this week.
Can the active ingredient in magic mushrooms help treat anxiety? Researchers want to know.
The Age, December 8, 2020
Australia is embarking on one of the world’s largest studies into the use of psychedelic drugs for mental health, with Melbourne researchers preparing to launch a world-first clinical trial investigating whether psilocybin – the active ingredient in “magic mushrooms” – can help treat people suffering severe persistent anxiety.
Silo Pharma Plans Phase 2B Trial Testing Low-dose Psychedelics in Parkinson’s
Parkinson's News Today, December 4, 2020
Silo Pharma is collaborating with Maastricht University on a Phase 2b clinical trial to investigate the effects of low-dose psychedelics on cognitive and emotional dysfunction in patients with Parkinson’s disease.
United Nations approves WHO recommendation to reschedule cannabis in historic vote
Marijuana Business Daily, December 2, 2020
The United Nations Commission on Narcotic Drugs (CND) accepted a World Health Organization (WHO) recommendation to remove cannabis and cannabis resin from Schedule IV of the 1961 Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs.
Jewish psychedelics advocate working to turn drug into legal medicine
The Jerusalem Post, November 20, 2020
In the United States, research on these chemicals has been banned since the 1960s because, in the government’s judgment, they have no recognized medical value.
‘The war on drugs failed’: California lawmaker will push to decriminalise psychedelics
The Guardian, November 20, 2020
A California lawmaker has announced he will take on the arduous battle to decriminalize psychedelics in the state, citing Oregon, which voted to decriminalize hard drugs and legalize psilocybin, and the District of Columbia, which has decriminalized psychedelics, as inspiration.
Psilocybin for Depression Study Approved and Funded by German Government
Psilocybin Alpha, November 19, 2020
The German Government has approved a Phase 2b study on psilocybin for treatment-resistant depression, and is providing millions of Euros to this latest psychedelic research project.
Canada Is Allowing People With Depression to Do Psychedelic Mushrooms
Vice World News, November 17, 2020
The Canadian government is allowing patients who are not terminally ill to legally consume psychedelic mushrooms.
What the U.S. Military’s $27M investment in psychedelic drugs could mean for veterans with PTSD
The Dales Report, November 11, 2020
The U.S. Department of Defense’s Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) has invested nearly USD $27 million into a team of researchers led by professor of pharmacology Dr. Bryan L. Roth at the University of North Carolina School of Medicine.
Oregon becomes first state to legalize magic mushrooms as more states ease drug laws in ‘psychedelic renaissance’
CNBC, November 4, 2020
Oregon on Wednesday became the first state to legalize the active ingredient in so-called magic mushrooms on an election night that saw more states ease restrictions on drugs across the country.