Researchers Develop an LSD Analogue with Potential for Treating Schizophrenia (IMAGE)

University of California - Davis

Researchers Develop an LSD Analogue with Potential for Treating Schizophrenia

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A cortical neuron treated with JRT, a synthetic molecule similar to the psychedelic drug LSD. Drugs like JRT might enable new treatments for conditions such as schizophrenia, without the hallucinations and other side effects of psychedelics. 

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Lee Dunlap, UC Davis Institute for Psychedelics and Neurotherapeutics

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