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Magic mushrooms active ingredient reduces depression and anxiety in cancer patients

Thursday, December 24, 2015 8:28
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An active ingredient in magic mushrooms, psilocybin, has been shown to reduce anxiety and depression in cancer patients. The findings were presented at the annual meeting for the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology.

Anxiety and depression may follow a diagnosis of life-threatening cancer, which can be debilitating for the patient. Previous findings from the 1960s and 1970s found benefits of hallucinogenic drugs for mood disorders in cancer patients, but the value of the treatment was unclear.

 

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