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History’s First Placebo-Controlled Trial of Pure Cannabinol Proves Groundbreaking
Medicine

History’s First Placebo-Controlled Trial of Pure Cannabinol Proves Groundbreaking

July 28, 2023July 31, 2023

Conducted by two private companies beyond the scope of universities, hospitals, or government agencies, the world’s first trial of…

Scientists Find SSRIs and Psychedelics Work in Similar Way, Hope to Create Better Medicines
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Scientists Find SSRIs and Psychedelics Work in Similar Way, Hope to Create Better Medicines

June 6, 2023June 28, 2023

In a mouse study, researchers found that the psychedelics LSD and psilocybin bind to the same neuroreceptor as clinically…

Most Definitive Study Yet: No, Masks Simply Do Not Prevent Transmission of Viruses
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Most Definitive Study Yet: No, Masks Simply Do Not Prevent Transmission of Viruses

February 27, 2023July 13, 2023

As kids, we learn that germs and viruses are so small you need a microscope to see them. The…

Disruption of the Gut Microbiome Leads to Binge Eating in Mice
ArchivesPhysiology

Disruption of the Gut Microbiome Leads to Binge Eating in Mice

November 30, 2022June 30, 2023

Broad-spectrum antibiotics are widely used in society to treat a variety of dangerous infections, but could they also be…

COVID Lockdowns Contributed to a 77% Increase in Childhood Type 2 Diabetes Rates
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COVID Lockdowns Contributed to a 77% Increase in Childhood Type 2 Diabetes Rates

August 31, 2022

Lockdown behavior by state governments has contributed to a 77% increase in the rates of type 2 diabetes in…

Bad Dreams? Could be Parkinson’s — Study
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Bad Dreams? Could be Parkinson’s — Study

June 8, 2022

People have bad dreams all the time, but could there be underlying neurological factors influencing their manifestation? Going to…

World’s Largest Real-Life Study on CBD Products Finds Improvements in Pain, Anxiety, Sleep, and Well-Being
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World’s Largest Real-Life Study on CBD Products Finds Improvements in Pain, Anxiety, Sleep, and Well-Being

December 16, 2021July 28, 2023

History’s largest real-world evidence study, consisting of nearly 3,000 participants, has just produced some stunning results on the use…

The First Trial of Commercial CBD Products Found Significant Anxiety Relief in Women
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The First Trial of Commercial CBD Products Found Significant Anxiety Relief in Women

June 9, 2021July 28, 2023

A new trial looking at the effects of a line of commercially-available CBD health products from a company called…

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THC and Cannabis Found to Give Relief to Chronic Itch When Nothing Else Would

May 13, 2021

Pruritus, or chronic itching, is characterized exactly as it’s called, by an unrelenting and sometimes even debilitating sensation to…

D.C. Advocacy Group Got Mushrooms Decriminalized – Now Pushes for $100 Million in Federal Psychedelic Research Grants
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D.C. Advocacy Group Got Mushrooms Decriminalized – Now Pushes for $100 Million in Federal Psychedelic Research Grants

January 25, 2021

In November, voters in Washington D.C. voted overwhelmingly for Initiative 81 which, not completely, but effectively decriminalized ‘entheogenic plants…


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Long-Range ATACMS Missiles Poised to Go to Ukraine Also Drop 300-900 Cluster Bombs

Andy Corbley September 27, 2023

The Washington Post has reported that the US is close to giving Kyiv long-range ATACMS missiles that have a 200-mile…

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But of Course the Ukrainian Army Is Not Keeping Track of Where They’re Dropping Cluster Bombs

Andy Corbley August 22, 2023

When President Biden signaled his intention to bypass American law and send cluster munitions to Ukraine, Kyiv quickly provided…

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Biden Officials Knew Ukraine Couldn’t Fight Effectively with the Weapons and Training They Had

Andy Corbley July 24, 2023

  If any Ukrainian were under the impression that the White House and Pentagon were their allies, the last…

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Long-Range ATACMS Missiles Poised to Go to Ukraine Also Drop 300-900 Cluster Bombs

Andy Corbley September 27, 2023
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Long-Range ATACMS Missiles Poised to Go to Ukraine Also Drop 300-900 Cluster Bombs

Andy Corbley September 27, 2023
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