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Scent, Ritual, and Altered States
Kamila Aubre explores scent and the psychedelic experience
Esketamine for Postoperative Anxiety After Major Abdominal Tumor Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial
This double-blind, randomised placebo-controlled trial (n=180 randomised; 173 analysed) found that perioperative esketamine did not improve anxiety response three days after major abdominal tumour surgery: 39.5% versu...
Healing together: Results from a pilot trial of 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine-enhanced cognitive-behavioral conjoint therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder
This open-label pilot study (n=16) evaluated MDMA-assisted brief cognitive-behavioural conjoint therapy in eight US military veterans with PTSD and their partners. PTSD symptoms and relationship functioning improved s...
Esketamine for Postoperative Anxiety After Major Abdominal Tumor Surgery: A Randomized Clinical Trial
This double-blind, randomised placebo-controlled trial (n=180 randomised; 173 analysed) found that perioperative esketamine did not improve anxiety response three days after major abdominal tumour surgery: 39.5% versu...
Healing together: Results from a pilot trial of 3,4-Methylenedioxymethamphetamine-enhanced cognitive-behavioral conjoint therapy for posttraumatic stress disorder
This open-label pilot study (n=16) evaluated MDMA-assisted brief cognitive-behavioural conjoint therapy in eight US military veterans with PTSD and their partners. PTSD symptoms and relationship functioning improved s...
Psilocybin-induced changes in electroencephalography link acute and long-term effects
This double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover study (n=20) found that psilocybin reduced acute alpha/beta EEG power and increased gamma-band signal diversity. Lower slow-frequency power at 24 hours was associated wi...
Psilocybin-induced changes in electroencephalography link acute and long-term effects
This double-blind, placebo-controlled crossover study (n=20) found that psilocybin reduced acute alpha/beta EEG power and increased gamma-band signal diversity. Lower slow-frequency power at 24 hours was associated wi...
Psilocybin prevents chemotherapy-related nerve injury and associated symptoms in preclinical models
In a breakthrough study, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center discovered that psilocybin given before chemotherapy prevented the onset of nerve injury in preclinical models, even after repe...
Three psychedelic drugs affect the brain differently, brain scans in rats suggest
In recent years, psychedelic drugs have attracted growing interest as potential treatments for conditions including depression, anxiety and addiction. Although these drugs are often considered one group, researchers f...
Compass Pathways Announces New Employee Inducement Grants Under Nasdaq Listing Rule 5635(c)(4)
LONDON & NEW YORK, September 03, 2026--Compass Pathways plc (Nasdaq: CMPS), a biotechnology company dedicated to unlocking urgently needed new treatment options in mental health care, announced today…
Pasithea Therapeutics Announces Participation in Two September 2026 Investor Conferences
-- Company will hold one-on-one investor meetings at the 12th Annual Cantor Global Healthcare Conference (September 9-11) and will present at the H.C. Wainwright 28th Annual Global Investment…
Pα+ Library: Psychedelic REMS
As potential approvals of psychedelic therapies draw closer, attention is increasingly turning to what their real-world delivery might look like. While many details remain unknown, one thing appears increasingly likel...
Economic Impact of the Ayahuasca Retreat Ecosystem in Costa Rica
A study by Dr. Leiner Vargas Alfaro of the National University of Costa Rica, in collaboration with ICEERS, estimates that ayahuasca retreat centers in Costa Rica welcome more than 45,000 people a year, creating more ...
Safety, pharmacokinetics, and pharmacodynamics of intravenously administered deuterated-dimethyltryptamine (CYB004) in healthy volunteers
This randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled study investigated intravenous CYB004, a deuterated DMT analogue, in healthy volunteers. At clinically relevant exposures, it produced psychedelic, brainwave and auton...