Psychedelic toxins from toads could treat depression and anxiety

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This desert-roaming toad releases a compound with potential benefits similar to those from LSD and psilocybin Milan Zygmunt/Shutterstock A psychedelic compound secreted by a poisonous toad could help treat depression and anxiety, according to a study in mice. When frightened, Colorado river toads (Incilius alvarius) release a hallucinogenic compound related to the drug DMT from […]

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Publish date : 2024-05-08 16:00:01

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