First came the rejection, and then came the retractions. The company’s Phase 3 trial results looked exceptional: The participants who received MDMA-AT had significantly more reduced PTSD symptoms than those in the placebo group, and the company boasted that “No serious adverse events occurred in either group.” With bipartisan support and the backing of veterans’ groups, Lykos seemed well positioned …
For years, Joey McGeorge struggled to cope with anxiety and depression. Macquarie University researchers aim to recruit around 80 people who microdose with psilocybin to see if reports of performance enhancement and improved mental health will show up in brain scans. "The doses are so small that people certainly don't feel high in the way that they would taking a …
A new clinical trial has found that MDMA-assisted psychotherapy can help veterans with PTSD. The study included just 26 patients, all of them veterans, firefighters and police officers who developed PTSD as a result of trauma in the line of duty. MDMA, the active ingredient in ecstasy, was found to be safe and enhanced the treatment of PTSD when administered …
