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Magic mushrooms reversed aging in mice, human cells live 50% longer

Magic mushrooms reversed aging in mice, human cells live 50% longer

Ellsworth Toohey
Jul 24, 2025
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Psilocybin, aka magic mushrooms. Photo: Yarygin / Shutterstock.com

Magic mushrooms might be the next breakthrough in anti-aging medicine, according to new research that shows the psychedelic compound psilocybin not only extended mice's lives but made them look younger too.

The Emory University study, published in Nature Partner Journals' Aging, found that

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