Psilocybin has spent the last decade earning its place in the conversation around depression, anxiety, and end-of-life distress. Now, according to reporting from VICE, researchers are beginning to ask a different and considerably broader question: could this compound also slow the biological processes we associate with aging? The answer, at least at this early stage, […]
A study published July 8, 2025 in npj Aging reports that psilocin, the compound your body produces when it metabolizes psilocybin, extended the lifespan of human skin and lung cells by more than 50% in laboratory conditions and improved the survival rate of elderly mice by 30% over a ten-month treatment period. The research was […]
Researchers at the University of California, Berkeley are investigating whether psychedelic compounds may offer neuroprotective benefits for the aging brain, with a focus on mechanisms that could be relevant to cognitive decline and longevity. The inquiry is preliminary, but it arrives at a moment when conventional options for age-related neurological conditions remain limited and the […]