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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Julia Musto

New clinical study shows promise in treating Parkinson’s with drug found in magic mushrooms

Could magic mushrooms be the secret ingredient for helping patients with Parkinson’s disease?

Researchers at the University of California at San Francisco say that using the hallucinogenic drug psilocybin - which is found in magic mushrooms - can help to improve mood, cognition and motor symptoms for people with the degenerative movement disorder.

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