Moran Amit, MD, PhD: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- Assistant professor of Head and Neck Surgery at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Quoted on
- Cancer
- Tracked press citations
- 3
- Most recently quoted
- 30 Sept 2026
- First quoted
- 29 Sept 2026
“There is an urgent need for treatments that prevent nerve injury without interfering with lifesaving chemotherapy. These findings offer important insights into how psilocybin may protect nerves before damage occurs, rather than treating symptoms after they become persistent. At UT MD Anderson, we are actively exploring the multiple facets of psychedelics to pursue interventions that improve the lives of our patients.”
What Moran Amit, MD, PhD has said
“For the first time, we're looking at pain—a somatic symptom—and we're actually showing a really significant efficacy, not in treating that but in preventing that”
Professor and neuroscientist at UT MD Anderson · Cancer · 30 Sept 2026 · ‘Unparalleled’ study finds psilocybin protects against nerve damage from chemotherapy ↗
“There is an urgent need for treatments that prevent nerve injury without interfering with lifesaving chemotherapy. These findings offer important insights into how psilocybin may protect nerves before damage occurs, rather than treating symptoms after they become persistent. At UT MD Anderson, we are actively exploring the multiple facets of psychedelics to pursue interventions that improve the lives of our patients.”
Assistant professor of Head and Neck Surgery at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · Cancer · 29 Sept 2026 · Psilocybin Prevents Chemotherapy-Related Nerve Injury in Mice ↗
Where Moran Amit, MD, PhD has been quoted
- Psilocybin prevents chemotherapy-related nerve injury and associated symptoms in preclinical modelsmdanderson.org · 30 Sept 2026
- ‘Unparalleled’ study finds psilocybin protects against nerve damage from chemotherapyscientificamerican.com · 30 Sept 2026
- Psilocybin Prevents Chemotherapy-Related Nerve Injury in Micecancerhealth.com · 29 Sept 2026
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