Hallucinogen DMT an effective antidepressant in small clinical trial

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Over the last few years, evidence has piled up that psychedelic drugs can provide relatively rapid relief from the symptoms of clinical depression. The drugs seemingly work by boosting the brain’s ability to remodel connections among neurons and incorporate new experiences. While we have a good picture of which proteins are responsible for the drug’s […]

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