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Magic mushrooms have been used in traditional ceremonies and for recreational purposes for thousands of years. However, a new study has found that mushrooms evolved the ability to make the same psychoactive substance twice. The discovery has important implications for both our understanding of these mushrooms’ role in nature and their medical potential. Magic mushrooms produce psilocybin, which your body …

The psychedelic compound psilocybin has fascinated humans for years. It alters perception, expands consciousness, and is even being tested as a treatment for depression. However, researchers are still puzzled by the purpose of psilocybin for the fungi that produce it. A recent study has shown that different groups of mushrooms developed the ability to produce psilocybin on separate occasions. These …

The death cap mushrooms contain three main types of toxins: amatoxins, phallotoxins, and virotoxins. The α-amanitin toxin is one of the most deadly poisons found in nature. This substance kills any cell without exception, whether it be healthy or cancerous. Death cap mushroom toxicity can initially lead to gut problems, which may look like food poisoning. It may later progress …

Pilot who tried to cut engines after taking mushrooms pleads guilty  The Washington Post Former Alaska Airlines pilot who tried to shut down engines midflight pleads guilty  ABC News Off-duty pilot pleads guilty to trying to crash Alaska Airlines jet  BBC Former pilot who tried to cut off engines during flight after taking magic mushrooms pleads guilty  NBC News Off-Duty Pilot Who Tried to …

A former Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to cut the engines of a passenger flight in 2023 while riding off-duty in the cockpit pleaded guilty or no contest to all charges against him Friday, saying in court that he regretted endangering those on board as well as the damage he caused to his former profession. Joseph Emerson reached the …

Psilocybe cubensis – credit CC BY-SA 3.0. Alan Rockefeller Reprinted with permission from World at Large. Researchers have discovered that the active compound in psychedelic mushrooms can extend lifespan and reduce cellular aging by 50% in human cells and 30% in elderly mice. The experiments reveal another potential therapeutic use of the compound—called psilocybin—which has already been studied as a …

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 in cells and organisms. A newly published study in Nature Partner Journals’ Aging demonstrates that psilocin, a byproduct of consuming psilocybin, the active ingredient in psychedelic mushrooms, extended the cellular …

Natural Compound Found in Mushrooms Delays Aging and Extends Lifespan, Study Suggests  SciTechDaily Do ‘shrooms’ have anti-aging effects?  Medical News Today Psilocybin delays aging, extends lifespan, new Emory study suggests | Emory University | Atlanta GA  Emory News Center The key to living longer could be tied to a surprising substance, study suggests  Fox News ‘I was floored by the data’: Psilocybin shows anti-aging …

Kicking off with the most massive black hole merger ever detected, it’s been a pretty explosive week for science news. On Earth, a giant, lava-spewing fissure opened up along Iceland’s Sundhnúkur crater row on Wednesday (July 16) following an earthquake swarm in the region. The eruption spread to a second fissure, with the larger fissure measuring around 1.5 miles (2.4 …

Humans in all nations and culture chase youth. In 2024 alone, global spending on anti-aging products was roughly $74 billion. But what if the key to slower aging and longer life hides in psilocybin, the compound found in psychedelic mushrooms? This sounds strange. Yet science now says it might be true. Researchers at Emory University made a surprising …