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What happens when GLP-1s mix with psychedelics? 5 Questions with neuroscientist Ali D. Güler
As of 2026, roughly 11 percent of U.S. adults take GLP-1 medications for weight loss. GLP-1 drugs, which interact with Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptors, were originally developed for diabetes because they helped the body make insulin when...
A dispatch from Tuesday’s MAHA Summit
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.
Psychedelics lead in Tuesday’s MAHA Summit
Leaders of big-name psychedelic co...
Federal drug enforcement revives proposal to place five hallucinogens in Schedule I category; Oregon reverses planned fee increase for psilocybin licensees
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.
Federal drug enforcement revives proposal to place five hallucinogens in Sched...
Did psychedelics help build ancient civilizations?: 5 Questions for journalist Andrew Lawler
Journalist Andrew Lawler has been reporting on archaeology for decades, including stories about cannabis in the old world. A contributing writer for Science and contributing editor for Archaeology, Lawler was talking to archaeologists study...
Definium trial suggests LSD could help treat anxiety; “One patient meets God. The other gets itchy.”; and Compass funds psilocybin-assisted therapist training
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.
Definium trial suggests LSD could help treat anxiety
On Monday, New York-base...
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