Post by Elsevier

Chronic pain is difficult to treat, and many pain medicines carry risks, from dependency to reduced effectiveness over time. New research from Virginia Commonwealth University reports that psilocybin, a compound found in certain mushrooms, produced long-lasting pain relief in mice by acting on brain pathways also linked to psychedelic experiences in humans. Read the #ResearcherVoices blog: http://spkl.io/6046AQpuO