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US scientists engineer safer LSD to treat schizophrenia and boost brain function
Since its discovery in the 1940s, LSD has fascinated the scientific world for its profound effects on perception, ...
University of California, Davis9h
Researchers Develop an LSD Analogue with Potential for Treating Schizophrenia
University of California, Davis, researchers have developed a new, neuroplasticity-promoting drug closely related to LSD that ...
Psychology Today8h
A New Form of LSD to Treat Schizophrenia
The modified LSD, which they named JRT, did just that—and more. It stimulated neurons to sprout new dendritic branches and ...
GEN - Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News3h
LSD Analog That May Have Potential for Treating Schizophrenia Developed
Research highlights the potential for modifying the chemical structures of psychedelics to produce analogues with improved ...
Scientists Flip Two Atoms in LSD – And Unlock a Game-Changing Mental Health Treatment
A team at UC Davis has created a new drug called JRT that mimics LSD’s brain-healing effects without the hallucinogenic side effects. By flipping just two atoms in LSD’s structure, researchers made a ...
LSD analog shows potential for treating schizophrenia
University of California, Davis researchers have developed a new, neuroplasticity-promoting drug closely related to LSD that ...
EurekAlert!9h
Researchers Develop an LSD Analogue with Potential for Treating Schizophrenia (IMAGE)
A cortical neuron treated with JRT, a synthetic molecule similar to the psychedelic drug LSD. Drugs like JRT might enable new treatments for conditions such as schizophrenia, without the ...