Single Psilocybin Dose Reverses Pain And Depression In Mice Within 24 Hours

Single Psilocybin Dose Reverses Pain And Depression In Mice Within 24 Hours

Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania found that a single treatment with psilocybin, the active compound in magic mushrooms, rapidly reversed both chronic pain and depression-like symptoms in mice. The post Single Psilocybin Dose Reverses Pain And Depression In Mice Within 24 Hours appeared first on Study Finds.

Magic Mushrooms Show Surprising Power to Ease Pain and Depression

Psilocybin appears to calm brain circuits that link physical pain with emotional distress, offering relief that lasts beyond the drug’s immediate effects. By acting on the brain’s emotional and pain-processing centers, it could lead to safer, longer-lasting alternatives to opioids. Breaking the Cycle of Pain and Depression Researchers at Penn Medicine have uncovered how psilocybin, [...]

Magic mushrooms could help break pain-depression cycle, study finds

Washington (dpa) – Researchers at the US health centre Penn Medicine have found specific brain circuits are affected by psilocybin, the active compound in certain psychedelic mushrooms, opening new ways to treat pain and mental health issues. The new study, published in Nature Neuroscience by the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine, sheds light on how this link between chronic pain and depression might be broken. So-called m…