Magic Mushrooms
Magic mushrooms with a social impact
As one of few Māori-born biotech businesses in Aotearoa, Rua Bioscience in Tairāwhiti is the only New Zealand-based medicinal cannabis company with an explicit focus on delivering social impact. Last… Audio
How a native mushroom can help whānau addicted to meth
Fungi botanists, local health professionals, rongoa practitioners and medical researchers are planning a clinical trial this year into the therapeutic benefits of psychadelics. Project coordinator is… Audio
Research into the medical use of psychedelics is underway but don’t expect results soon – expert
Since the 1950s researchers have known psychedelic drugs could have medical applications, but what of research today? Associate Professor Suresh Muthukumaraswamy talks at Raising the Bar 2021. Audio
Mushrooms
Nights' toxicologist, Dr. Leo Schep from Toxinform has mushrooms in his mind. Some of the magic variety - and some not so magic that put you off alcohol. Audio
Should magic mushrooms be reclassified as medicine?
Clinical trials have shown that hallucinogenic substances can help treat depression and addiction so it's time the American government funded more research into their medicinal potential, says… Audio
Reinvestigating psychedelic drugs
Chair of independent, science-led drugs charity DrugScience, and is Edmund J Safra Professor of Neuropsychopharmacology and Head of the Department of Neuropsychopharmacology and Molecular Imaging at… Audio