The Psychedelics and Health Research Initiative at UC San Diego received a $1.3 million grant from the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation to fund a clinical.
SAN DIEGO (KUSI) – The Psychedelics and Health Research Initiative at UC San Diego received a $1.3 million grant from the Steven & Alexandra Cohen Foundation to fund a clinical trial investigating the therapeutic potential of psilocybin in treating phantom limb pain, it was announced today.
Psilocybin is a naturally occurring psychedelic compound produced by many species of fungus, including so-called “magic mushrooms.” Phantom limb pain is pain originating from parts of the body no longer present, such as an amputated arm or leg. It is a form of neuropathic pain that actually originates in the spinal cord and brain.
The grant will fund the first randomized, placebo-controlled human clinical trial examining the safety and efficacy of psilocybin in patients suffering from chronic phantom limb pain. The trial is also designed to explore the brain mechanisms involved, including possible alterations in brain circuitry.
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Genghis Khan may have been killed by a pandemic
A new investigation suggests that the great warrior-emperor succumbed to the plague.
Although Genghis Khan’s memory lives to this day, the circumstances of his death are still shrouded in mystery after 800 years. There are many legends surrounding the cause of the Khan’s untimely death, from blood loss following a stab wound to injuries sustained after tumbling from his horse. But a new study suggests that it was, in fact, the bubonic plague that ultimately got to the fearsome conqueror.
Slave or emperor, they’re all the same to the plague