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May 28, 2026
Li Wang (15202), Sedine Marie Desiree Nina Agbo, Jin Zhang et al.
Nitrous oxide (NO), often recognized as “laughing gas” in medicine, has seen a surge in recreational use among young people over the last decades. While its medical application is generally safe at controlled doses, its abuse has raised major concerns due to its potential toxicity. The most commonly reported sequelae are associated with subacute combined degeneration of the spinal cord, and...
Biological Psychiatry
February 1, 2026
Jin Zhang, Cong Lin, Xinyou Lv et al.
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Classic psychedelics, such as psilocybin, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), and N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT), have emerged as potent modulators of neuroplasticity and metaplasticity in the adult brain, offering novel therapeutic strategies for neuropsychiatric disorders. Recent findings reveal that beyond their transient psychotropic effects, these compounds activate serotonin 5-HT2A receptors...
Frontiers in Psychiatry
2026
Cancan Zhang, Jin Zhang, Lei Sun
Despite growing interest in mindfulness-based interventions (MBI) for Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD), robust evidence for their adjunctive use alongside first-line pharmacotherapy is scarce. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of MBI as adjunct to pharmacotherapy in adults with GAD, assessing multidimensional outcomes. In this randomized controlled trial, 106 adults diagnosed with...
Dreaming (New York, N.Y.)
April 13, 2023
Dengle Yang, Wenyuan Wu, Yiyun Xia et al.
This study aimed at investigating the dream themes of Chinese elderly people during COVID-19 and its relationship with death anxiety. In this study, 264 participants from four cities in different regions of China were interviewed through one-on-one interviews. Nielsen's Typical Dream Questionnaire (TDQ) and Death Anxiety Scale (DAS) were also administered. The dream recall rate of the elderly...