The Microdose
The Microdose, jane c. hu, Michael Pollan, Shayla Love, Anna Marie Yanny, Chloe Garcia Roberts, Robin BerghausAn independent journalism newsletter supported by the U.C. Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics
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Who gets psychedelic access? 5 Questions with author and mycophile Maria Pinto
When Gwyneth Paltrow wanted to go on a psychedelic mushroom retreat for her Netflix show, she went to Jamaica. As a country where psilocybin-containing mushrooms have always been legal and where dosing limits don’t exist, the island nation...
Veterans Affairs announces new MDMA clinical trial; Psilocybin’s antidepressant effects are both rapid and long-lasting
Happy Friday and welcome back to The Microdose, an independent journalism newsletter brought to you by the U.C. Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics.
Veterans Affairs announces new MDMA clinical trial
In the Department of Veter...
Researchers ask probing questions about methylone study, and the complications of psychedelics access under the Right To Try Act
Happy Friday and welcome back to The Microdose, an independent journalism newsletter brought to you by the U.C. Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics.
Researchers ask probing questions about methylone study
In February, the New...
Can psilocybin alleviate phantom limb pain? 5 questions with neuroscientist Fadel Zeidan
In 2016, a research scientist and National Geographic Explorer, Albert Lin, was in a car accident and had his lower right leg amputated. Like many other people who lose part of their arm or leg, Lin started to feel pain where his leg used t...
What might the FDA Commissioner’s resignation mean for psychedelics? Ketamine infusions rapidly reduce suicidal and depressive symptoms during major depressive episodes
Happy Friday and welcome back to The Microdose, an independent journalism newsletter brought to you by the U.C. Berkeley Center for the Science of Psychedelics.
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