Psilocybin and human longevity - PubMed
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- Psilocybin extends lifespan in aged mice, leading to speculation about human longevity benefits.
- A study compared mortality among prominent psychedelic users, cancer researchers, and aging researchers, all of whom exceeded population life expectancy due to socioeconomic advantages.
- Psychedelic personalities did not outlive cancer and aging researchers, indicating no clear longevity benefit from psychedelic use in this sample.
- The findings emphasize the need for rigorous mechanistic and epidemiological studies before inferring anti-aging effects of psychedelics in humans.