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Alzheimer’s patient gets back speech, bladder control and memory in groundbreaking drug trial

What a trip. After a decade of cognitive and functional decline, an 80-year-old patient with advanced Alzheimer’s disease showed remarkable signs of progress. All it took was a single dose of an experimental hallucinogen to get her speaking more than she had in years — and that’s just the top of the list of her improvements. Psilocybin, the psychedelic component of magic mushrooms, has previously been touted as an effective treatment for depression, anxiety, addiction and PTSD. New Africa – stoc...

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