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Depression
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Psilocybin beat placebo in the first NHS-funded trial
King's College London randomized 60 people with treatment-resistant depression to a single 25mg dose or a true placebo, both with psychological support. Depression scores fell further on psilocybin. The trial was built to test feasibility.
Aug 9, 2026
St Johns wort: uses, evidence, dosing and safety
The one herbal with real antidepressant evidence, and the one with the most dangerous interaction profile. It can make prescription medicines stop working, including contraceptives and transplant drugs.
Aug 5, 2026
Swinging mood predicted dementia better than low mood
Following 11,951 older adults for up to 19 years, researchers found that fluctuating depressive symptoms predicted later cognitive impairment better than how depressed someone was at any single visit.
Aug 4, 2026
Thinking your smell has faded tracked depression best
Pooling 187,056 people across 23 studies, researchers in JAMA Otolaryngology found that people who felt their sense of smell had declined were more likely to be depressed, while measured smell loss showed a weaker and less stable link.
Aug 3, 2026