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fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science@mander.xyzEnglish · 3 days ago

Psilocybin delays aging, extends lifespan, new Emory study suggests | Emory University | Atlanta GA

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Psilocybin delays aging, extends lifespan, new Emory study suggests | Emory University | Atlanta GA

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fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science@mander.xyzEnglish · 3 days ago
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Emory University researchers identified that psilocin, a byproduct of consuming psilocybin, the active ingredient in psychedelic mushrooms, actively delays aging in cells and organisms.
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    Forgive me for doubting any studies that don’t involve blinded trials… but this is just one study. Let’s see if it can be replicated before we get excited

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      Oh, I am going to try to replicate this study. I’ll hit you back in about 50 years if it worked.

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        It takes you 50 years to transform into a mouse?

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          Or sooner, once the medicine kicks in.

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            Whoa. You’re a mouse now?

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