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

Psilocybin-assisted therapy is legal in three states, but access has so far been limited and expensive. In the billion-dollar race to commercialize psychedelic medicine, psilocybin, a naturally ...

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When Alison Grayson first met John, she was struck by his enduring sense of humor. Amid terrible nausea from chemotherapy, he still cracked nerdy jokes. “When somebody is approaching a terminal ...

Psilocybin is a naturally occurring psychedelic compound found in certain species of mushrooms that alters perception, mood and consciousness.

Giving psilocybin to rats made them more optimistic in the longer term, suggesting that the psychedelic substance could have great potential in treating a core symptom of depression in humans.

“We are in the middle of a rapidly evolving cultural, media, and legal landscape when it comes to psychedelics,” says Nora D. Volkow, M.D., director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).

Long associated with Grateful Dead shows, raves and youth counter-culture, discussions about psilocybin — hallucinogenic "magic mushrooms" — are sprouting up in unexpected places. Classified as a ...

The landscape of drug policy in the United States has shifted dramatically in recent years, most recently evidenced by DEA's recommended rescheduling of cannabis. Cannabis legalization has been at the ...