He sees a promising future for psychedelics in medicine.

Professor: "Magic mushrooms" could replace antidepressants

Drug Deal

Some scientists believe that psilocybin or magic mushrooms could replace antidepressants due to their psychedelic effects.

Magic Mushrooms Could Replace Antidepressants | Futurism

Instead of feeling "blunted," patients could experience an emotional "release."

Professor: “Magic Mushrooms” Could Replace Antidepressants

FDA approves ketamine-based nasal spray to treat depression

K-Hole

The Food and Drug Administration has approved a prescription treatment for depression that's based on ketamine, marking a new use for an old anesthetic.

FDA Approves Ketamine-Based Nasal Spray to Treat Depression

"Thank goodness we now have something with a different mechanism of action than previous antidepressants."

"There’s that saying, that the difference between a medicine and a poison is the dose."

New study: Microdosing DMT reduces depression and anxiety

Small Doses

New research shows that microdosing DMT — taking it in quantities too low to cause hallucinations — could reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety.

New Study: Microdosing DMT Reduces Depression and Anxiety

But you might not want to start microdosing just yet.

It's taken more than 80 years, but we're finally starting to understand this drug.

Scientists might have finally figured out how LSD works

Acid Test

By scanning the brains of people while they tripped on LSD, researchers think they've figure out how the drug causes its effects.

Scientists Might Have Finally Figured out How LSD Works

They asked 25 people to trip for science.

It didn't even need to hear the children speak to make its diagnosis.

A wearable was better than parents at detecting anxiety in kids

Internal Turmoil

A system combining motion-tracking sensors and AI was able to detect anxiety and depression in children with 81 percent accuracy.

A Wearable Was Better Than Parents at Detecting Anxiety in Kids

It was 81 percent accurate — better than a parental questionnaire.

Algorithms may eliminate some of the diagnosis guesswork.

AI can tell if you're depressed by listening to you talk

Depression AI

Researchers at MIT developed a machine learning model that can detect depression by analyzing speech and the way patients talk.

AI Can Tell If You're Depressed by Listening to You Talk

But it won't replace a human therapist any time soon.

AI Can Tell If You’re Depressed by Listening to You Talk

Are the research subjects happy, sad or depressed? Now scientists don't have to even ask.

This device reads your brainwaves to figure out your mood

Health & Medicine

Researchers have discovered how to translate brainwaves into the actual mood a subject is feeling — and it could lead to new treatments for depression.

This Device Reads Your Brainwaves to Figure Out Your Mood

If you're feeling down, it could someday give your brain a little boost.

They can help psychiatrists pick effective antidepressants.

DNA tests can take some of the guesswork out of treating depression

In a new study, GeneSight, a pharmacogenomics test, proved effective at helping doctors choose which antidepressant to prescribe to a patient.

DNA Tests Can Take Some of the Guesswork out of Treating Depression

Finally, a better way than just trying drugs till patients find something that works. 

The platform has the capacity to do good.

Surprise! Reddit is actually helping people battle mental illness

According to a new study, Reddit can help people battling mental illnesses communicate more clearly and improve their mood.

Surprise! Reddit Is Actually Helping People Battle Mental Illness

Amidst the misogyny and racism are some truly supportive communities.

After just one week, doctors could tell whether or not an antidepressant would help a particular patient.

Antidepressants don’t always work. Now doctors can peer into the brain to get patients the right one

The activity of a particular brain region has been linked to whether or not a depression treatment is going to work.

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