Psilocybin—the psychedelic compound that occurs naturally in certain "magic" mushroom species—has been shown in trials to ...

Many clinical trials to test the use of psychedelic medicines for conditions such as depression have been underway since 2022 ...

"Magic" mushrooms achieve their psychedelic effects by temporarily scrambling a brain network involved in introspective thinking like daydreaming and remembering, a new study reports. Photo by Adobe ...

Psilocybin, the hallucinogen in some mushroom species, has now been shown to increase the lifespan of both cells and mice. The magic happens because psilocybin slows down the senescence, or ...

SCIENTISTS ARE LOOKING AT THE PSYCHEDELIC DRUG AS A TREATMENT FOR POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION. WESH 2 NEWS JILLIAN CAMPBELL TALKED WITH A MOM AND DOCTORS WHO SAY THIS COULD BE THE MEDICINE OF THE FUTURE.

There is an urgent need for improved treatments for postpartum depression in humans. Dosing mice with psilocybin did not alleviate stress responses and depressive behavior in mice that had recently ...

A new study shows that the use of psilocybin, a compound found in the widely known "magic mushrooms," initiates a pattern of hyperconnectivity in the brain linked to the ego-modifying effects and ...