Magic-mushroom compound blocks a severe side effect of chemotherapy in mice0

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• September 7, 2026

Studies in mice suggest that psilocybin, one of the psychoactive compounds in magic mushrooms, could prevent the chemotherapy side effect called neuropathy.Credit: Victor de Schwanberg/SPL For many cancer survivors, the triumph of remission is undercut by a debilitating side effect: hands and feet that feel as though they are constantly burning, prickling with needles or