Researchers are now testing whether psilocybin can treat severe depression without producing the hallucinogenic trip that has ...

A new study in Communications Biology provides evidence that a psychedelic drug induces a hybrid sleep-wake state in active mice. This unusual brain activity suggests a potential mechanism for how ...

With his new book On Drugs, Justin Smith-Ruiu explores these powerful drugs through a philosophical lens, analyzing their ...

Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is not only characterized by strongly encoded traumatic memories, but also by disrupted coordination across brain networks. New research shows that treatment with ...

While drug-induced mystical experiences can have benefits, research suggests they may not be enough to create lasting change.

A single intravenous infusion of DMT, a fast-acting psychedelic compound found in the Amazonian brew ayahuasca, significantly reduced depression symptoms in adults with major depressive disorder, ...

The recommendations are not binding but offer the legislature a guide to what laws Alaska would need to offer care if ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tim, a doctor in Atlanta, was reviewing new clinical research into psilocybin when he decided to try shrooms for himself. A ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. – A University at Buffalo School of Nursing researcher plans to bring scientific, evidence-based education on psychedelic-assisted therapies into the university’s nursing instruction ...

Psilocybin, the best-known psychedelic substance derived from "magic" mushrooms, is a Schedule I substance: an illegal drug considered to have no medical use and high potential for abuse. So what’s in ...

Georgia lawmakers declined to tighten regulations for clinics that administer Ketamine and other drugs used for psychedelic ...

Maryland residents may someday be able to legally use certain natural psychedelic drugs if the legislature takes action on a report delivered this week. The Task Force on Responsible Use of Natural ...