Blossom covers the latest that goes on with psychedelic research. We make the waterfall of new papers easier to digest, for both laypeople, psychedelic entrepreneurs, and researchers alike. We provide handy overview posts every month and research highlights every second week.
Need an overview of where the research stands at this moment? Dive in with our Research Overview.
Psychedelic research in June 2024 investigated the coupling of psychedelics (and benzos), the role of purging, and ethical guidelines
Category: Overviews
Published: 2024-07-10
Psychedelic research in May 2024 investigates awe in ketamine therapy, role of therapy in PAT, touch guidelines, real world impact of psychedelics, and more.
Category: Overviews
Published: 2024-06-04
April 2024 psychedelic research explores mechanisms, addresses challenges, compares MDMA to amphetamines, reviews 5-MeO-DMT, and investigates novel therapeutic applications for seizures, personality disorders, and cluster headaches.
Category: Overviews
Published: 2024-05-02
Europe explores the future of Psychedelic Medicine in a workshop led by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) - First Day
Category: Research
Published: 2024-04-17
In this recap of the latest psychedelic research from March 2024 we look at meditation, SSRIs, and safety of psychedelics, and 17 more studies.
Category: Overviews
Published: 2024-04-08
What happens if psychedelics become a regular part of therapy? In a way, that is what the majority of research on psychedelics is trying to answer. Studies analysing the safety, to mapping out the effectiveness in various domains, including those featured here in February, help us understand psychedelics as medicines.
Category: Overviews
Published: 2024-03-05
How can microdosing support people who experience ADHD, and does it work better than conventional medications? The first article explores this across two studies. We then venture into the heart of Europe, where psychedelic-assisted psychotherapy has been legally possible for the last decade (again). Finally, I'll focus on the flexible repeated dosing in a trial with psilocybin for depression.
Category: Briefings
Published: 2024-02-21
January saw new psychedelic trials on ibogaine for TBI, DMT, and psilocybin for CCHs, alongside re-analyses on psychedelic brain impacts, therapy dynamics in MDMA treatment, and LSD visuals. Studies also probed SSRI-psychedelic interactions, expectancy roles, and heart effects from microdosing.
Category: Overviews
Published: 2024-02-05
The risks of microdosing, challenging experience of psychedelics, and the promise of short-lasting DMT for TRD.
Category: Briefings
Published: 2024-01-22
Investigating psychedelics in trials that we haven't seen there before (ayahuasca and ibogaine), plus the psychological factors in MDMA-assisted therapy
Category: Briefings
Published: 2024-01-11
Research Articles
Blossom‘s articles cover everything from the latest paper (also featured individually in our Papers Database) to analyses of research fields. From MDMA-AT for PTSD to psilocybin for TRD. We will pick apart the industry terms, e.g. MDMA-AT = MDMA-assisted therapy