Highlights Aug 24 - Aug 30, 2026
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This week brought clearer evidence on Oregon's regulated psilocybin services, microdosing, cognition, and possible mechanisms, alongside an open-science step for ibogaine. The findings also exposed practical gaps in funding, safety, and translation to care.
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Oregon's state-licensed psilocybin program shows strong real-world outcomes as regulators consider fees that could threaten its survival
Oregon's first peer-reviewed service cohort reports outcomes and adverse reactions as proposed fees threaten provider viability.
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Metaanalyse zu Psychedelika im Microdosing findet bei gesunden Erwachsenen keinen konsistenten unmittelbaren Nutzen
A 24-study meta-analysis finds no consistent immediate benefit from psychedelic microdosing in healthy adults.
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Systematische Übersichtsarbeit zeigt uneinheitliche Auswirkungen von LSD, DMT und Psilocybin auf kognitive und psychologische Funktionen
A 32-study review finds dose-related acute impairment, mixed longer-term effects, and persistent limits from weak blinding.
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University of Miami’s Gift of Its 1994 Ibogaine IND to HHS Advances Open Science While Highlighting Modern Safety and Sourcing Needs
Miami's 1994 ibogaine IND becomes a public resource, while modern cardiac-safety and sourcing needs remain unresolved.
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Psilocybin reverses depressive-like behaviors and restores hippocampal neuron growth in chronically stressed rats
In stressed rats, two low psilocybin doses restored hippocampal neuron growth and improved several depression-like behaviors.
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What is stopping psychedelic therapy in China? Jennifer Docherty on clinicians, family decision-making, and end-of-life care
Interviews with Hong Kong clinicians show how family authority, stigma, drug controls, and palliative-care gaps may shape access.
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The 5-MeO-DMT Patent Race Has a Twist: The Clinical Leader Barely Owns Any of It
The 5-MeO-DMT patent landscape shows clinical leadership and intellectual-property control may not belong to the same companies.