Omega_Scribet<p>'How ‘magic mushrooms’ could help Parkinson’s disease patients'</p><p>"Psilocybin, a natural compound found in certain mushrooms, has shown promise in treating depression and anxiety."</p><p>"seven men and five women with mild to moderate Parkinson’s disease a 10 mg dose, followed two weeks later by a higher dose of 25 mg"</p><p>"While nearly all participants experienced some adverse events while on the psilocybin, such as anxiety, nausea, and elevated blood pressure, these were not serious enough to require medical intervention."</p><p>"The participants had meaningful improvements in their mood, cognition, and motor symptoms at both their one-week and one-month follow-up appointments. The team evaluated the participants’ mood again three months after their psilocybin sessions and found it was still significantly improved."</p><p><a href="https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1082246" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">eurekalert.org/news-releases/1</span><span class="invisible">082246</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/health" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>health</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/Parkinson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Parkinson</span></a> <a href="https://mementomori.social/tags/psilocybin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>psilocybin</span></a></p>