{"id":4240,"date":"2026-10-01T07:45:32","date_gmt":"2026-10-01T07:45:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/?p=4240"},"modified":"2026-10-01T07:45:32","modified_gmt":"2026-10-01T07:45:32","slug":"goodnews-october-2026-good-to-know","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/2026\/10\/01\/goodnews-october-2026-good-to-know\/","title":{"rendered":"goodnews october 2026 \u2013 good to know"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrighterside.news\/post\/every-breath-you-take-every-distinct-pattern-in-the-brain-you-make\/?ref=thefuturist\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.thebrighterside.news\/post\/every-breath-you-take-every-distinct-pattern-in-the-brain-you-make\/?ref=thefuturist\">Every breath you take<\/a><br \/>\nscience | Brighter | September 1<br \/>\nEach inhale and exhale may leave its own neural signature.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.uhnresearch.ca\/news\/9-02-2026\/a-new-avenue-for-bipolar-depression\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.uhnresearch.ca\/news\/9-02-2026\/a-new-avenue-for-bipolar-depression\">Bipolar disorder<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | UHN Research | September 2<br \/>\nRepeated infusions of Ketamine reduce symptoms without triggering mania or pychosis<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psypost.org\/psilocin-triggers-rapid-neural-growth-in-laboratory-study\/?awt_a=srHI&amp;awt_l=gCWYH1&amp;awt_m=8wh3_X6Q02pr0nHI&amp;utm_source=aweber&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=feed-entry-title\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.psypost.org\/psilocin-triggers-rapid-neural-growth-in-laboratory-study\/?awt_a=srHI&amp;awt_l=gCWYH1&amp;awt_m=8wh3_X6Q02pr0nHI&amp;utm_source=aweber&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=feed-entry-title\">Psilocybin<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | UHN Research | September 3<br \/>\nLab study shows rapid neural growth<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/sep\/04\/new-zealand-approves-mdma-to-treat-severe-ptsd\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/world\/2026\/sep\/04\/new-zealand-approves-mdma-to-treat-severe-ptsd\">New Zealand<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | The Guardian | September 4<br \/>\nDrugs regulator approves use of MDMA to treat severe PTSD<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psypost.org\/first-human-trial-of-psilocin-since-the-1960s-reveals-better-tolerability-than-psilocybin\/?awt_a=srHI&amp;awt_l=gCWYH1&amp;awt_m=8g1En5dAI2pr0nHI&amp;utm_source=aweber&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=feed-entry-title\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.psypost.org\/first-human-trial-of-psilocin-since-the-1960s-reveals-better-tolerability-than-psilocybin\/?awt_a=srHI&amp;awt_l=gCWYH1&amp;awt_m=8g1En5dAI2pr0nHI&amp;utm_source=aweber&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=feed-entry-title\">Psilocin<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | Psy Post | September 5<br \/>\nThe other active ingredient in psilocybin mushrooms has a higher tolerability.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newsletter.doubleblindmag.com\/p\/those-trump-shaped-ecstasy-pills-actually-aren-t-ecstasy-at-all?utm_source=beehiivemail&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=those-trump-shaped-ecstasy-pills-actually-aren-t-ecstasy-at-all\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/newsletter.doubleblindmag.com\/p\/those-trump-shaped-ecstasy-pills-actually-aren-t-ecstasy-at-all?utm_source=beehiivemail&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=those-trump-shaped-ecstasy-pills-actually-aren-t-ecstasy-at-all\">Not ecstacy<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | DoubleBlind |\u00a0 September 7<br \/>\nDon\u2019t trust Trump\u00a0on your pill!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psypost.org\/cannabis-use-alters-how-the-human-brain-processes-nicotine-new-research-suggests\/?awt_a=srHI&amp;awt_l=gCWYH1&amp;awt_m=92aj.s8Pfopr0nHI&amp;utm_source=aweber&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=feed-entry-title\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.psypost.org\/cannabis-use-alters-how-the-human-brain-processes-nicotine-new-research-suggests\/?awt_a=srHI&amp;awt_l=gCWYH1&amp;awt_m=92aj.s8Pfopr0nHI&amp;utm_source=aweber&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=feed-entry-title\">Cannabis<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | PsyPost |\u00a0 September 7<br \/>\nNicotine craving seems to diminish when smoking weed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/doi\/10.1126\/sciadv.aei1901\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.science.org\/doi\/10.1126\/sciadv.aei1901\">Beetlejuice<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | Science |\u00a0 September 9<br \/>\nFirst drug use documented around 20000 years ago<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psypost.org\/psilocybin-prevents-chemotherapy-induced-nerve-damage-in-new-preclinical-study\/?awt_a=srHI&amp;awt_l=gCWYH1&amp;awt_m=8gIGFa9CPYpr0nHI&amp;utm_source=aweber&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=feed-entry-title\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.psypost.org\/psilocybin-prevents-chemotherapy-induced-nerve-damage-in-new-preclinical-study\/?awt_a=srHI&amp;awt_l=gCWYH1&amp;awt_m=8gIGFa9CPYpr0nHI&amp;utm_source=aweber&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=feed-entry-title\">Psilocybin<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | PsyPost |\u00a0 September 10<br \/>\nChemotherapy-induced nerve damage prevented in new preclinical study.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bps.org.uk\/research-digest\/are-two-therapists-better-one-psychedelic-assisted-therapy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.bps.org.uk\/research-digest\/are-two-therapists-better-one-psychedelic-assisted-therapy\">Better two than one?<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | BPS Research Digest |\u00a0 September 11<br \/>\nA new study investigates adding a second therapist into PAT sessions.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psypost.org\/mdma-enhanced-couples-therapy-shows-promise-for-treating-ptsd-and-relationship-distress\/?awt_a=srHI&amp;awt_l=gCWYH1&amp;awt_m=8rZcc2dFEIpr0nHI&amp;utm_source=aweber&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=feed-entry-title\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.psypost.org\/mdma-enhanced-couples-therapy-shows-promise-for-treating-ptsd-and-relationship-distress\/?awt_a=srHI&amp;awt_l=gCWYH1&amp;awt_m=8rZcc2dFEIpr0nHI&amp;utm_source=aweber&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=feed-entry-title\">MDMA<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | PsyPost |\u00a0 September 14<br \/>\nCouple therapy shows promise for treating PTSD and relationship distress.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/psychedelicpress.substack.com\/p\/maps-we-lost?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=498594&amp;post_id=215789922&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=true&amp;r=4uect&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/psychedelicpress.substack.com\/p\/maps-we-lost?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=498594&amp;post_id=215789922&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=true&amp;r=4uect&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email\">The burried feminine<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | Psychedelic Press | September 15<br \/>\nPsychedelics and mysticism in Iran<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/newsletter.doubleblindmag.com\/p\/the-psychedelic-legacy-africa-still-isn-t-properly-credited-for?utm_source=beehiivemail&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=the-psychedelic-legacy-africa-still-isn-t-properly-credited-for\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/newsletter.doubleblindmag.com\/p\/the-psychedelic-legacy-africa-still-isn-t-properly-credited-for?utm_source=beehiivemail&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=the-psychedelic-legacy-africa-still-isn-t-properly-credited-for\">Out of Africa<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | DoubleBlind | September 16<br \/>\nA forgotten history of psychedelics<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/wendell-berry-spent-his-life-farming-and-writing-his-legacy-is-an-ethic-of-care-for-the-natural-world-292047?utm_campaign=the-daily-39558&amp;utm_content=the-daily-39558_uk%7C2%7C39558%7C0792aa67&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=braze&amp;utm_term=Wendell+Berry+spent+his+life+farming+and+writing+%E2%80%93+his+legacy+is+an+ethic+of+care+for+the+natural+world\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/theconversation.com\/wendell-berry-spent-his-life-farming-and-writing-his-legacy-is-an-ethic-of-care-for-the-natural-world-292047?utm_campaign=the-daily-39558&amp;utm_content=the-daily-39558_uk%7C2%7C39558%7C0792aa67&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_source=braze&amp;utm_term=Wendell+Berry+spent+his+life+farming+and+writing+%E2%80%93+his+legacy+is+an+ethic+of+care+for+the+natural+world\">R.I.P. Wendell Berry<\/a><br \/>\nculture | The Conversation | September 17<br \/>\nThe American farmer, poet, novelist, and champion of nature won&#8217;t be forgotten.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.psypost.org\/psilocybin-and-standard-antidepressants-both-shift-the-brain-away-from-negative\/?awt_a=srHI&amp;awt_l=gCWYH1&amp;awt_m=923oU7gFGopr0nHI&amp;utm_source=aweber&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=feed-entry-title\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.psypost.org\/psilocybin-and-standard-antidepressants-both-shift-the-brain-away-from-negative\/?awt_a=srHI&amp;awt_l=gCWYH1&amp;awt_m=923oU7gFGopr0nHI&amp;utm_source=aweber&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=feed-entry-title\">Negative biases<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | PsyPost | September 20<br \/>\nBoth psilocybin and antidepressants change how emotional information is proessed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/themicrodose.substack.com\/p\/did-psychedelics-help-build-ancient?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=371945&amp;post_id=216057816&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=true&amp;r=4uect&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/themicrodose.substack.com\/p\/did-psychedelics-help-build-ancient?utm_source=post-email-title&amp;publication_id=371945&amp;post_id=216057816&amp;utm_campaign=email-post-title&amp;isFreemail=true&amp;r=4uect&amp;triedRedirect=true&amp;utm_medium=email\">Psychedelics in ancient civilizations<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | The Microdose | September 21<br \/>\n5 questions for journalist Andrew Lawler<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hcplive.com\/view\/umbraa-multidrug-psilocybin-trial-masking\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.hcplive.com\/view\/umbraa-multidrug-psilocybin-trial-masking\">Double-blinding psychedelics<\/a><br \/>\npsychoactive | HCP live | September 22<br \/>\nMulti-drug approach to psilocybin trial masking<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/space\/space-exploration\/everything-we-know-about-space-travel-is-going-to-change-within-a-decade-the-fusion-breakthrough-that-could-unlock-a-path-to-the-stars?utm_term=A6762672-EBE8-41F9-96F5-6AB097337CE2&amp;lrh=ff0d32275af49102b3eef6f6a1c5f5404481ac1b633d38ef2ba618bfce72add6&amp;utm_campaign=368B3745-DDE0-4A69-A2E8-62503D85375D&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=5999B178-73F5-423B-AEE6-F23AEE712C89&amp;utm_source=SmartBrief\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/www.livescience.com\/space\/space-exploration\/everything-we-know-about-space-travel-is-going-to-change-within-a-decade-the-fusion-breakthrough-that-could-unlock-a-path-to-the-stars?utm_term=A6762672-EBE8-41F9-96F5-6AB097337CE2&amp;lrh=ff0d32275af49102b3eef6f6a1c5f5404481ac1b633d38ef2ba618bfce72add6&amp;utm_campaign=368B3745-DDE0-4A69-A2E8-62503D85375D&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_content=5999B178-73F5-423B-AEE6-F23AEE712C89&amp;utm_source=SmartBrief\">Nuclear fusion propulsion drives<\/a><br \/>\nscience | Live science | September 28<br \/>\nWe&#8217;re on the verge of a new era in space travel.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/futurism.com\/future-society\/scientists-underwater-solar-panels-china-pervoskite?utm_source=beehiiv&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=futurism-newsletter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-cke-saved-href=\"https:\/\/futurism.com\/future-society\/scientists-underwater-solar-panels-china-pervoskite?utm_source=beehiiv&amp;utm_medium=email&amp;utm_campaign=futurism-newsletter\">Under water<\/a><br \/>\neco | Futurism | September 29<br \/>\nChina sources solar enery in 10 meters depth<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>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<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/2026\/10\/01\/goodnews-october-2026-good-to-know\/\" class=\"read-more\">Continue Reading<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[6],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4240"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4240"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4240\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4241,"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4240\/revisions\/4241"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4240"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4240"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.gaiamedia.org\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4240"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}