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Combining the psychedelic drug psilocybin with supportive psychotherapy results in substantial rapid and enduring antidepressant effects among patients with major depressive disorder, according to a new randomized clinical trial.

“Prior studies in cancer patients and in an uncontrolled clinical trial in depressed patients using psilocybin-assisted therapy showed promising results.

This treatment will always have a psychotherapy component and will not be approved by the FDA as a stand-alone medication,” Davis explained. »

The findings, European Neuropsychopharmacology, indicate that ketamine could reverse insensitivity to prediction error in depression.

In other words, the drug may help to alleviate depression by making it easier for patients to update their model of reality.

Neural plasticity is the brain’s ability to form new connections between neurons and ultimately underlies learning and memory in the brain.”. »

The "green growth strategy" urges utilities to bolster renewables and hydrogen while calling for auto industries to go carbon-free by the mid-2030s.

Japan, a nation that is a series of islands, is particularly vulnerable to the challenges that sea-level rise would bring.

As the world faces an environmental challenge, green investment is an opportunity for growth, not a burden, he said. »

In Covid-19 ravaged California on Christmas Day, remaining ICU capacity for the first time fell to zero across the entire state.

California Governor Gavin Newsom said the state had 2.5% ICU capacity on Monday.

On Christmas, one day after it became the first state 2 millionth infection, available capacity officially dropped to 0% in California. »