Behavioral Pharma (United States)

Sex-modulated associations between cytomegalovirus cell-associated DNA and cognition in people with HIV on ART

Background: People with HIV (PWH) remain at risk for cognitive impairment, despite effective antiretroviral therapy (ART), a phenomenon linked to chronic immune activation and inflammation. Cytomegalovirus (CMV) has been implicated in HIV-associated neurocognitive impairment, but...

Pilot study comparing the effects of high dose THC to high dose psilocybin and placebo in the set and setting of a classic psychedelic therapy session

RATIONALE: Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ9-THC) has been reported to evoke psychedelic-like experiences at high doses in some individuals. However, the doses of Δ9-THC that occasion such effects and the phenomenology of these experiences are poorly understood. OBJECTIVES: This b...