Researchers have developed a new, neuroplasticity-promoting drug closely related to LSD that harnesses the psychedelic's therapeutic power with reduced hallucinogenic potential.

Research highlights the potential for modifying the chemical structures of psychedelics to produce analogues with improved efficacy and safety profiles.

Since its discovery in the 1940s, LSD has fascinated the scientific world for its profound effects on perception, ...

A new LSD-derived compound called JRT shows promise for treating schizophrenia and other brain disorders without inducing hallucinations.

The modified LSD, which they named JRT, did just that—and more. It stimulated neurons to sprout new dendritic branches and ...

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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 ...

University of California, Davis researchers have developed a new, neuroplasticity-promoting drug closely related to LSD that ...

A team at UC Davis has created a new drug called JRT that mimics LSD’s brain-healing effects without the hallucinogenic side effects. By flipping just two atoms in LSD’s structure, researchers made a ...