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·August 7, 2026·10 min read

Why Psychedelics Make Everything Feel Deeply Connected

A new study introduces "apical hypercontextualisation," explaining how psychedelics target serotonin receptors on layer V pyramidal neurons to shift brain processing from raw sensory input toward associative context.

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·August 5, 2026·9 min read

THC Significantly Reduces Trauma Nightmares in PTSD

A study of over 170 PTSD patients finds that evening doses of dronabinol (THC) significantly reduce trauma-related nightmares, with over a third achieving complete remission.

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·August 1, 2026·7 min read

Psychedelics and Ketamine Rewire Brain Immune Signals in Depression

Ketamine and psychedelics share a neuroimmune signaling pathway involving IL-15 and IL-7, offering blood-based biomarkers to predict antidepressant response.

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·July 30, 2026·12 min read

Psilocybin Therapy Drives 75% PTSD Remission

A new study demonstrates that psilocybin-assisted therapy is safe and achieves a 75% remission rate in veterans with severe, treatment-resistant PTSD.

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·July 16, 2026·13 min read

GLP-1’s Reduce Binge Eating Symptoms

A new study establishes that GLP-1 receptor agonists significantly reduce core behavioral markers of Binge Eating Disorder, including active binge episodes, loss-of-control eating, and emotional eating.

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·July 6, 2026·12 min read

Biomarkers Boost Antidepressant Success Rates by 67%

A new study demonstrates that combining fMRI brain connectivity, cognitive reward testing, and clinical markers to guide antidepressant selection increases patient response rates by nearly 67%.

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·July 5, 2026·9 min read

Psychedelic Trips Can Halt Political Hate

The collective cultural mood surrounding a psychedelic experience shapes its psychological aftermath. Participants whose most intense trips occurred on the Fourth of July reported a long-term decrease in support for partisan violence, while those whose experiences coincided with national party conventions or election season demonstrated an increase in violent partisan support.

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·June 30, 2026·11 min read

Creatine Shows Mixed Results in Treating Depression

A new study reveals a split decision on using creatine to treat depression. While combining creatine with standard therapy or antidepressants significantly accelerated remission in adult women, it failed in adolescent, treatment-resistant, and bipolar cohorts, even triggering mania in some bipolar patients.

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·June 16, 2026·9 min read

Pairing Psilocybin With Stillness Could Permanently Rewire the Brain

Researchers aim to discover if mindfulness practices can provide the cognitive scaffolding necessary to sustain the intense neuroplastic states and narrative deconstruction induced by psilocybin therapy.