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Ireland's first psychedelics conference at Trinity College highlights potential mental health benefits of hallucinogens.

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Mood stabilizers for bipolar disorder are safe during pregnancy and may even protect against preterm delivery and low birth weight.

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Two doses of psilocybin, the active ingredient in “magic mushrooms,” against a six-week course of the popular antidepressant ...

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