• @Part4@infosec.pub
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    1614 days ago

    Oh look, it’s vice.com, so presumably these ‘scientists’ are from the University of Joe Rogan or U of Y(outube) or something.

    • They do link to the actual study, which does not throw up any immediately obvious signs to be cautious for me, but I also couldn’t do the detailed work of deeper research myself. They reference a hypothesis that preceded the study, which they were trying to test with this. I don’t know if this is a case of bias or even manipulation at work, but at least at a superficial glance, it doesn’t immediately scream “total hacks doing unscientific things.”

    • notabot
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      414 days ago

      I haven’t gone looking forthe souce paper, but from the article it looks like seretonin was the actual compound that’s having a beneficial effect, specifically serotonin outside the brain.

      • @boydster@sh.itjust.works
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        214 days ago

        So how is a psychedelic pulling this off? The secret could be serotonin receptors found throughout the body, not just in the brain. When activated, they seem to trigger a cascade of effects that reduce stress, preserve DNA, and promote long-term cell health.

        They’re talking about psilocin’s activity at serotonin receptors, I’m pretty sure

        • notabot
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          114 days ago

          It’s a bit ambiguous, so you could be right, but I took it to mean that activation of the receptors was that active mechanism, regardless of cause. Psilicin is just the compound they’re focused on, and maybe it does activate them in some unique way that has this effect, but the summary didn’t make that clear.

          If there are alternative pathways to activate the receptors they may be better suited to thereputic use without the psycadelic side effects.

    • 🍉 Albert 🍉
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      113 days ago

      still need someone to explain me why a chemical that can make people happy has to be illegal.

      if there are also very dangerous, I get it. but if the risk is taking a long nap and changing your mind. then why would the government care?

      • @jjagaimo@sh.itjust.works
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        113 days ago

        The (US) government has a long history of outlawing useful, helpful or otherwise enjoyable things (MDMA, weed and psilocybin) while allowing more destructive things to proliferate (alcohol, opiates). Many governments worldwide still outlaw marijuana and some places will straight up execute people for it (singapore). Keeps the population in check and helped fuel conflict within the lower class to keep them from looking upward.

  • @jj4211@lemmy.world
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    114 days ago

    Good news, they find a treatment regimen that when applied to mice cause them to have a health span several times longer than the average health span of a mouse.

    Bad news, the treatment regimen when applied to humans causes them to have a health span several times longer than the average health span of a mouse.

  • @Etterra@discuss.online
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    112 days ago

    See I’ve never understood why people obsess about living longer. All those extra years come at the end, which is the adult diaper, memory loosing, decrepit part of life. It doesn’t stretch out the younger good parts, it just staves off death during the miserable part. Personally I’d rather just get it over with sooner with a nice, quick aneurysm in my sleep.