goodnews october 2026 – good to know

Every breath you take
science | Brighter | September 1
Each inhale and exhale may leave its own neural signature.

Bipolar disorder
psychoactive | UHN Research | September 2
Repeated infusions of Ketamine reduce symptoms without triggering mania or pychosis

Psilocybin
psychoactive | UHN Research | September 3
Lab study shows rapid neural growth

New Zealand
psychoactive | The Guardian | September 4
Drugs regulator approves use of MDMA to treat severe PTSD

Psilocin
psychoactive | Psy Post | September 5
The other active ingredient in psilocybin mushrooms has a higher tolerability.

Not ecstacy
psychoactive | DoubleBlind |  September 7
Don’t trust Trump on your pill!

Cannabis
psychoactive | PsyPost |  September 7
Nicotine craving seems to diminish when smoking weed.

Beetlejuice
psychoactive | Science |  September 9
First drug use documented around 20000 years ago

Psilocybin
psychoactive | PsyPost |  September 10
Chemotherapy-induced nerve damage prevented in new preclinical study.

Better two than one?
psychoactive | BPS Research Digest |  September 11
A new study investigates adding a second therapist into PAT sessions.

MDMA
psychoactive | PsyPost |  September 14
Couple therapy shows promise for treating PTSD and relationship distress.

The burried feminine
psychoactive | Psychedelic Press | September 15
Psychedelics and mysticism in Iran

Out of Africa
psychoactive | DoubleBlind | September 16
A forgotten history of psychedelics

R.I.P. Wendell Berry
culture | The Conversation | September 17
The American farmer, poet, novelist, and champion of nature won’t be forgotten.

Negative biases
psychoactive | PsyPost | September 20
Both psilocybin and antidepressants change how emotional information is proessed.

Psychedelics in ancient civilizations
psychoactive | The Microdose | September 21
5 questions for journalist Andrew Lawler

Double-blinding psychedelics
psychoactive | HCP live | September 22
Multi-drug approach to psilocybin trial masking

Nuclear fusion propulsion drives
science | Live science | September 28
We’re on the verge of a new era in space travel.

Under water
eco | Futurism | September 29
China sources solar enery in 10 meters depth

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