A newly published study in Nature Partner Journals’ Aging demonstrates that psilocin, a byproduct of consuming psilocybin, the active ingredient in psychedelic mushrooms,

Maybe my memory is wrong, but I had it the other way around: Psilocin is the active substance, but its not very stable. Psilocybin gets metabolized to Psilocin. Calling it a "byproduct" is kind of underselling it. Psilocybin itself isn't active by itself.

Quick wiki check confirms this. I always have troubles with articles opening with. I can't even read that as unfortunate wording.

[–] HowRu68@lemmy.world 40 points 2 days ago (2 children)

We should live in Shroom world, everybody will be connected by the mycelium, live long and prosper together.

[–] NaibofTabr@infosec.pub 20 points 2 days ago (6 children)

Yes... let the cordyceps eat your brain... become one with the omnifungi... let our will become yours... listen to the mold as it whispers in your mind...

[–] Vanilla_PuddinFudge@infosec.pub 3 points 1 day ago

Eh, beats fascism.

[–] steal_your_face@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago

I am the Globglogabgalab

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 9 points 2 days ago

🤷‍♂️

Okay, sure, why not

[–] lb_o@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

WE ARE THE ONE!

[–] otter@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 days ago

Did you drop this? /s

You're making it sound pretty damn amazing, frankly. Have you looked around lately? 😅😶‍🌫️

[–] Mac@mander.xyz 0 points 2 days ago* (last edited 2 days ago)

edit: double post

[–] redchert@lemmygrad.ml 1 points 1 day ago

There is already fungi that grows in your throat. Humans are connected to the mycelium - the most advanced lifeform on this planet.

[–] jeffw@lemmy.world 29 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Forgive me for doubting any studies that don’t involve blinded trials… but this is just one study. Let’s see if it can be replicated before we get excited

[–] remotelove@lemmy.ca 14 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Oh, I am going to try to replicate this study. I'll hit you back in about 50 years if it worked.

[–] jeffw@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It takes you 50 years to transform into a mouse?

[–] remotelove@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Or sooner, once the medicine kicks in.

[–] jeffw@lemmy.world 1 points 1 day ago

Whoa. You’re a mouse now?

[–] ogmios@sh.itjust.works 3 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Well, I know I've done mushrooms a few times, and as of a CT scan at the age of 27, apparently my brain isn't showing the ordinary signs of aging. Wonder if it's related.

[–] BurgerBaron@piefed.social 16 points 2 days ago (1 children)

You'd have to microdose regularly for it to matter if it actually does anything in humans for our telomeres.

[–] ogmios@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Wow you sure seem to know one hell of a lot about the inner workings of this newly discovered phenomena.

[–] BurgerBaron@piefed.social 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Your sarcasm is noted, but seems daft when you suggest you'll live longer because you ate a funny mushroom a couple times.

[–] ogmios@sh.itjust.works -1 points 1 day ago

Not sure where you read any of that in my posts.

[–] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 0 points 1 day ago

Nuh uh. I've seen the Last of US. We all know where this ends up