Psilocybin, a psychedelic drug found in some fungi, can reduce inflammation
Shuttersock / Kylo Vasyliev
Psychodelic drugs can improve mental health in part by reducing inflammation. In mice, psychedelics reversed signs of anxiety and an accumulation of inflammatory immune cells around the brain, potentially explaining why medications have been promising in the treatment of mental health conditions.
Once it was widely believed that there was little or no communication between the immune system and the brain, but a flourishing body of evidence now indicates that this is not the case …
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