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Some Antipsychotic Drugs May Be Missing Their Mark
January 1, 2008 — Drugs that treat depression and schizophrenia might not be triggering the most appropriate response in brain cells, new research suggests. This study examined the early chemical events that happen ... > full story -
How Poisonous Mushrooms Cook Up Toxins
November 12, 2007 — Scientists have identified genes that produce the poison of the death cap mushroom -- a unique pathway previously unknown in fungi. Reported in today's Proceedings of the National Academy of ... > full story -
Decoding Mushroom's Secrets Could Combat Carbon, Find Better Biofuels & Safer Soils
July 18, 2007 — Researchers at the University of Warwick are co-ordinating a global effort to sequence the genome of one of the World's most important mushrooms -- Agaricus bisporus. The secrets of its genetic make ... > full story -
Modified Mushrooms May Yield Human Drugs
June 22, 2007 — Mushrooms might serve as biofactories for the production of various beneficial human drugs, according to plant pathologists who have inserted new genes into ... > full story -
Addiction Breakthrough May Lead To New Treatments
March 2, 2007 — Scientists at the University of Cambridge have discovered why some individuals may be predisposed to drug addiction and believe it may lead to better treatments for this brain ... > full story -
Mechanism Of Hallucinogens' Effects Discovered
January 31, 2007 — The brain mechanism underlying the mind-bending effects of hallucinogens such as LSD, mescaline, and psilocybin has been discovered by neuroscientists. They said their discoveries not only shed light ... > full story -
LSD Treatment For Alcoholism Gets New Look
October 7, 2006 — For the past five years, Dr. Erika Dyck has been unearthing some intriguing facts related to a group of pioneering psychiatrists who worked in Saskatchewan, Canada in the '50s and '60s. Among other ... > full story -
Hopkins Scientists Show Hallucinogen In Mushrooms Creates Universal 'Mystical' Experience
July 11, 2006 — Using unusually rigorous scientific conditions and measures, Johns Hopkins researchers have shown that the active agent in "sacred mushrooms" can induce mystical/spiritual experiences descriptively ... > full story -
Illicit Drug Use And Abuse May Be Genetic
July 5, 2006 — Researchers have found that genetic factors may play an important role in a person's use, misuse or dependence of illicit drugs like marijuana, stimulants, opiates, cocaine and ... > full story -
Mushrooms As Good An Antioxidant Source As More Colorful Veggies
June 27, 2006 — Portabella and crimini mushrooms rank with carrots, green beans, red peppers and broccoli as good sources of dietary antioxidants, Penn State researchers ... > full story
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