{
  "id": 5383739,
  "title": "Psilocybin prevents chemotherapy-related nerve injury and associated symptoms in preclinical models",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/psilocybin-prevents-chemotherapy-related-nerve-injury-and-associated",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-09-03T18:00:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Medical Xpress",
    "slug": "medical-xpress",
    "url": "https://medicalxpress.com/news/2026-09-psilocybin-chemotherapy-nerve-injury-symptoms.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "In a breakthrough study, researchers at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center discovered that psilocybin given before chemotherapy prevented the onset of nerve injury in preclinical models, even after repeated treatment cycles. The findings could help prevent pain, numbness and other common chemotherapy side effects.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}