Dad Dosed Sons, Aged 9 and 11, with Hallucinogenic Mushrooms That He Made Them Help Grow
— A California man admitted to giving his young sons psilocybin capsules without their knowledge and involving his older son in selling the drugs to peers.
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MDMA and psilocybin therapy rules have been relaxed. Here’s what might happen next
— Regulatory rules governing psilocybin and MDMA therapies have been relaxed.
I Swapped My Daily Coffee for Mushroom Coffee—What I Noticed About My Energy
— A longtime daily coffee drinker experimented with replacing their regular coffee with mushroom coffee and documented the effects on their energy levels.
Susan Tedeschi Says Bob Weir Loved to Offer Her Mushrooms
— Susan Tedeschi recounted that Bob Weir frequently offered her mushrooms during her time performing with the Other Ones, the touring project of surviving Grateful Dead members that began in 2002.
Nutrition mediates the expression of cultivar–farmer conflict in a fungus-growing ant | PNAS
— Nutrition levels influence how fungus-growing ants and their cultivated fungal partners experience conflict, according to research in PNAS.
Not all soil fungi equally drive carbon cycling: widespread saprotrophs identified as the hidden engine of soil carbon decomposition
— Researchers found that widespread saprotrophic fungi rather than other fungal groups are the primary drivers of carbon decomposition in soil.
AI designs the ‘ideal' burger for taste, health and our planet
5 Foods to Eat Instead of Taking Vitamin D Supplements
— An article lists five foods as alternatives to vitamin D supplements for obtaining the nutrient.
London could lose most of its trees by 2090 due to climate change
Scientists Just Found a Hyperparasite That Hunts the Zombie Ant Fungus
— Researchers have identified a new hyperparasite species that parasitizes Ophiocordyceps, the fungus known for infecting ants and altering their behavior.
Dutch grower switches to biobased paper pot
— Dutch ornamental plant grower Plants4Pleasure has replaced conventional plastic pots with biobased paper pots as part of a sustainability initiative.
Turns Out, Dance Floors and Ceremonies Heal in the Same Way
— An article examines parallels between healing mechanisms in dance and ceremonial settings.
The Fungal Frontier: How Fungi Could Trigger A Zombie Pandemic | In Good Health
— Human body temperature normally prevents dangerous fungi from surviving, but rising global temperatures could force these organisms to adapt to warmer conditions and potentially overcome human immune defenses.
Pα+ Psychedelic Bulletin #226: The Ethics of Psilocybin for Advanced Alzheimer’s; Veterans’ Views on Psychedelics
— A case report in Frontiers in Neuroscience documented a woman in her 80s with advanced Alzheimer's disease receiving psilocybin treatment, generating discussion about its potential benefits and ethical considerations.
215 mushroom species documented in Aralam and Kottiyoor wildlife sanctuaries
— A joint survey by Kerala's Aralam Wildlife Division and the Mushrooms of India Community documented 215 mushroom species across Aralam and Kottiyoor wildlife sanctuaries.
Virus-infected bunnies — ‘Frankenstein rabbits’ — showing up in St. Paul
— Rabbits in St. Paul are showing signs of rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus, a condition locally termed "Frankenstein rabbits" due to visible symptoms.
Magic Mushroom Compound Could Offer a New Approach to Treating Chronic Tinnitus
— Researchers are investigating psilocybin, a compound found in magic mushrooms, as a potential treatment for chronic tinnitus.
Word of the Day: Umami
— Umami is a taste sensation produced by certain amino acids and nucleotides, characterized by a rich or meaty flavor.
B.C. government seeks to seize $12,000 it alleges was made through cannabis and magic mushrooms
— The British Columbia government is seeking to retain over $12,000 seized from a Kelowna woman, alleging the funds were derived from cannabis and psilocybin mushroom sales.
Complex life may have started before Earth had much oxygen at all. A University of Bristol-led Nature study found that the ancient archaeal lineage behind all plants, animals and fungi began developing complex cellular machinery in anoxic oceans almost 2.9 billion years ago — nearly a billion years earlier than some scientists thought.
— Researchers at the University of Bristol found that the archaeal lineage ancestral to plants, animals, and fungi began developing complex cellular machinery…
New magic mushroom makes users see tiny ‘gnome’ people — scientists have no idea how it’s doing that
— Researchers identified a new psychoactive psilocybin-containing mushroom species that produces unusual visual hallucinations of small humanoid figure…
Woman with Alzheimer’s shows improvements after taking magic mushrooms in single-person study
— A Japanese-American woman with advanced Alzheimer's disease demonstrated cognitive improvements after taking psilocybin-containing mushrooms in a sin…
The clever Android app that turned me into a skilled local mushroom hunter
— An Android app rekindled the author's childhood interest in fungi and helped them develop mushroom-hunting skills locally.
Woman with late-stage Alzheimer’s showed ‘functional improvements’ after taking psilocybin dosage, study finds
— A study documents a case of a woman with advanced Alzheimer's disease who showed functional improvements, including recalled personal memories, following psilocybin administration.
What Happens When Kids Design Playgrounds? Lava, Mushrooms, Giant Chess.
— New York City students served as junior landscape architects to redesign their schoolyards, transforming asphalt spaces into green areas.
Mushrooms and Our Search for Meaning
What’s the connection between reishi mushrooms and allergies? How immune research may evolve next
— Researchers are investigating whether reishi mushrooms may help modulate immune responses related to allergies, though the evidence remains preliminary.
Do reishi mushrooms help allergies? What research says on immune and histamine effects so far
— Reishi mushrooms have traditionally been associated with alleviating allergies, and recent research is beginning to clarify the mechanisms behind this use.
'It sounds so impossible': Student studying fungus that makes users hallucinate tiny people may be on the verge of a scientific breakthrough
— A PhD student in ethnobiology is investigating a fungus reported to induce hallucinations of tiny people, potentially uncovering a previously unknown hallucinogenic mushroom species or compound.
Enhancing the severity classification of tomato plant epidemic pathogens using adaptive segmentation of mask RCNN and multiscale recurrent MobileNet
Kingston researcher weighs in on proposed legislation that would make it easier for patients to access psychedelic treatment
— A Kingston-based researcher involved in a major psilocybin trial has commented on proposed parliamentary legislation intended to facilitate patient access to psychedelic treatments.
Diploid-dominant life cycles characterize the early evolution of Fungi | PNAS
— A study published in PNAS examined life cycle patterns in early fungal evolution.
A Research Hypothesis, Not A Treatment Recommendation: Marcos Lago on the Viral Psilocybin for Alzheimer’s Case Report
South African project to explore the hidden value of fungi
— A South African project is exploring the economic and ecological value of fungi in agricultural soils.