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Psilocybin an effective treatment for repeated concussions, study suggests | Psilocybin, the psychedelic ingredient in magic mushrooms, could be an effective treatment because of its brain-healing properties.
Harm caused by repeated concussions, especially in the context of sports, has gained attention in both research and the media. A new study has found that psilocybin, the psychedelic ingredient in magic mushrooms, could be an effective treatment because of its brain-healing properties.
However, a new study led by researchers at Boston’s Northeastern University has found that psilocybin, the psychedelic compound in magic mushrooms, could have great potential, due to its brain-healing properties. For the current study, the researchers adopted a model that mimicked the types of sports-related head injuries that US National Football League (NFL) players might sustain. “The ability of PSI [psilocybin] to reduce tau phosphorylation suggests potential therapeutic applications beyond rmTBI, possibly extending to other tau-related neurodegenerative disorders,” the researchers said.
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