The New Age Of Psychedelic Medicine

Plus, the potential to prevent grey hairs.

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/STORIES SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY COULD HOLD KEY TO PREVENTING HAIR FROM GOING GREY Researchers from the Grossman School of Medicine at NYU have found that certain stem cells in our hair, called melanocyte stem cells, have a unique ability to move between growth compartments in hair follicles, which, according to their research, could open up a potential way to reverse or prevent greying hair, per Sky News. This is not only wonderful for people afraid of aging, but for the early grey-ers among us, this could be life-changing. THE U.S. COULD SOON APPROVE MDMA THERAPY — OPENING AN ERA OF PSYCHEDELIC MEDICINE The founder of the Multidisciplinary Association for Psychedelic Studies (MAPS), Rick Doblin, is hoping that the U.S. government will allow the use of MDMA to help treat mental illness by 2023 — specifically people with post-traumatic stress disorder, according to Nature.com. Before asking, they want to complete two successful trials and if approved, it could ultimately open the door to the legalization of other therapeutic psychedelics. AH, TO BE VEGAN Whether it's food or the type of clothes you wear, being vegan can be a difficult thing to navigate. "Do you use eggs?" "Is this made from animal leather?" "What ingredients are in this bread?" It feels like there isn't a place to go that will help you figure out who to buy from or what to get, and who can give you great deals on everything along the way— Oh! Wait! This just in… THERE IS » ELECTRICITY CAN HEAL EVEN THE WORST KIND OF WOUNDS THREE TIMES FASTER, NEW STUDY FINDS Chronic wounds are a major societal problem that affects around 2.5% of Americans, making patients vulnerable to infections and sometimes leading to amputations. Researchers from Chalmers Insitute of Technology and the University of Freiburg have developed a technique to heal chronic wounds three times faster using electric currents, according to Interesting Engineering. The electric stimulation method proposed by the researchers is based on a well-known hypothesis that human skin is electrostatic, and the cells of our skin are sensitive to electric current.

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/CURIOUS //420 QUIZ ALTHOUGH YOU NORMALLY THINK OF JUST THC AND CBD, HOW MANY KNOWN NATURALLY OCCURRING CANNABINOIDS EXIST? Maybe the question should have been: Did you know there's more than 2? WHAT'S THE NUMBER? » //YESTERDAY'S QUIZ APPROXIMATELY HOW MUCH OF THE GALAXY CAN YOU SEE IN THE NIGHT SKY? 47.1% of you said "0.000003%" — Doesn't seem like a lot… 22.7% of you said "0.015%" — Seems a little more reasonable… 19.3% of you said "5%" — Okay, feels high… 9.2% of you said "35%" — You must have amazing eyes 0.8% of said both "70%" and "100%, it's right there" — Look, it is right there, there's no denying that, but whether you can see all of it or not is a different question The answer: 0.000003%! Because of course it is. Big ups to the 0.8% who said "100%" though, you must have great vision.

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