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cm0002@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 days ago

Could Psilocybin Be the Secret To Living Longer? Scientists Think So.

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Could Psilocybin Be the Secret To Living Longer? Scientists Think So.

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cm0002@lemmy.world to science@lemmy.worldEnglish · 20 days ago
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Researchers found that psilocin—the compound your body makes after ingesting psilocybin—helped human cells live longer.
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  • jj4211@lemmy.world
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    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.

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      Twist: It was all relative to the life span of a lab mouse, whos life is a living hell in nine out of ten cases.

      Meaning… the results will only confirm that there are controlling substances that will allow a populace to endure literal torture, and enable the rich to literally take over the world NOT for efficacy but for sheer chemical complacency.

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    I’ve partied with scientists so I’m not surprised

    • CheerfulPassionFruit@lemmy.world
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      Scientists are just cool like that

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    19 days ago

    Upside: live 50 years longer

    Downside: spend it staring at your hands

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      My hands are fuckin awesome. Sign me up

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    • 🍉 Albert 🍉@lemmy.world
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      better than my day to day

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    Well, I’m definitely going to stop then.

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