A trendy species of mushroom could be a new threat to Michigan’s forests. The golden oyster mushroom is native to Asia. But people here have been growing them for some time as they’ve become increasingly popular in recipes. It’s possible some spores escaped into the wild. New research involving the U.S. Forest Service shows the golden oyster mushrooms could threaten …
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In a snug Alpine village near La Plagne, locals were stunned to learn that more than a dozen residents had developed amyotrophic lateral sclerosis—better known as Lou Gehrig’s disease—over the span of just twenty years. None of the sufferers shared family ties, yet all were regular foragers of wild mushrooms. A decade-long probe by French and American scientists traced the …
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Share this Article You are free to share this article under the Attribution 4.0 International license. Psilocybin, the active ingredient in psychedelic mushrooms, may have both anti-aging as well as mental health benefits. As revenues from the anti-aging market—riddled with hope and thousands of supplements—surged past $500 million last year, Emory University researchers identified a compound that actively delays aging …
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