Psychedelics a class of psychoactive compounds such as psilocybin, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), and dimethyltryptamine (DMT) are undergoing a scientific renaissance. Studies since 2020 have shown their therapeutic promise in mental health treatment. This Commentary synthesizes historical usage, current neuroscientific and clinical evidence, and explores ethical and regulatory frontiers for...
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a lifelong condition marked by challenges in social communication and repetitive behaviors. Current treatments, primarily behavioral therapies, often fail to address the core symptoms. Recent research has explored the potential of psychedelics, such as LSD, psilocybin, and MDMA, as a new therapeutic approach. While these substances primarily modulate the...
Esta revisión analiza cómo la suplementación con L-triptófano en el sustrato de cultivo de Psilocybe cubensis potencia la biosíntesis de psilocibina vía las enzimas PsiD, PsiH, PsiK y PsiM, alcanzando aumentos significativos en laconcentración alcaloide respecto a controles sin suplemento.La psilocibina después de ser ingerida se convierte en psilocina por un proceso de desfosforilación, que...
Background: Little research investigates the role of rarely used drugs in criminal offending. Moreover, given research suggesting that psychedelics reduce criminal offending, more research is needed to further document connections between psychedelics and crime. Aim: This study examines the role of rarely used drugs in criminal behavior and extends previous research on psychedelics by...
Importance: Psychedelic drugs possess acute psychoactive effects that can compromise blinding integrity in randomized clinical trials (RCTs). Functional unblinding, when participants or raters correctly identify treatment allocation based on subjective effects, may bias outcomes through expectancy effects, challenging the validity of efficacy estimates and regulatory acceptance. Objective: To...
Excitement has built recently about new avenues for psychiatric treatment: psychedelic drugs such as Ketamine and psilocybin; trans‐cranial magnetic stimulation (TMS). We see the revival of older practices such as electro‐convulsive shock therapy (ECT) and therapeutic lesioning, and medicines borrowed from other fields, like GLP‐1s.
Este artículo presenta una revisión narrativa sobre las variables extrafarmacológicas que influyen en la terapia asistida con psicodélicos (TAPs). A partir del análisis de literatura reciente, se destaca la importancia de la persona (set) y el ambiente (setting) en la modulación de los efectos subjetivos y terapéuticos de sustancias como la psilocibina o el MDMA. El objetivo principal fue...
In late spring 2024, CDC was alerted to an outbreak of poisoning potentially associated with eating Diamond Shruumz microdosing chocolate bars. Diamond Shruumz microdosing chocolate bars are edible products designed so that small doses of mushroom-derived psychoactive compounds and other psychoactive ingredients can be eaten in a presectioned serving. In response to this alert, CDC and the Food...
Altered states of consciousness (ASC) represent a universal human capacity for accessing and transforming the subconscious mind, employed across cultures and millennia through diverse contemplative, somatic, pharmacological, ritual, and technological modalities. This comprehensive review synthesizes evidence from over 25 distinct disciplines spanning five clusters: (A) contemplative and...
Mitochondrial dysfunction is increasingly recognized as a central driver of Alzheimer's disease (AD), contributing to neuroinflammation, synaptic failure, and energy collapse.Emerging preclinical evidence suggests that classic hallucinogens, such as psilocybin, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), N,N-dimethyltryptamine (DMT), mescaline, may restore mitochondrial integrity by activating Serotonin...