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Magic mushrooms could make people with severe mood disorders feel better for months at a time.
神奇蘑菇可以使患有严重情绪障碍的人数月内感觉良好。
Two new studies found that a single dose of psilocybin, the psychedelic compound in magic mushrooms, helped relieve the symptoms of depression and anxiety in cancer patients for at least six months.
两项新的研究发现，单剂量从神奇蘑菇中提取的裸头草碱能够帮助减轻癌症患者抑郁和焦虑症状至少六个月。
Mood disorders can increase the risk of suicide and become a sort of roadblock for cancer treatment. Thus far, the effect of antidepressants on cancer patients has been pretty weak.
情绪障碍会增加自杀的风险，成为治疗癌症的路障。到目前为止，抗抑郁药对癌症患者的作用已经相当微弱。
But after a single dose of psilocybin, a majority of the patients in these new studies reported a major shift in mood and outlook on life.
但在服用单剂量裸头草碱后，这些新研究中的大多数患者情绪和生活观发生重大转变。
The effects of magic mushrooms have been studied for quite some time — the psychological community has had an interest in psychedelics since the 1950s.
神奇蘑菇的影响已经研究了相当长的一段时间，自上世纪50年代以来，心理学界一直对致幻剂倍感兴趣。
Still, these new studies are showing "unprecedented" promise.
这些新的研究显示出“前所未有”的希望。
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