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.

Psilocybin is the active ingredient in “shrooms”, which when taken recreationally, gives people the giggles, hallucinations and a sense of awe at their surroundings. But evidence suggests it ...

Volkow, M.D., director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). Psilocybin is the hallucinogenic substance found in “magic mushrooms” and the subject of many studies as a potential ...

Fisher said that the study should motivate confirmation of these effects in human studies, adding, "Insights into the mechanisms of psilocybin allow us to unpack who may benefit from psychedelic ...

BOSTON (SHNS) – Army combat veteran CJ LoConte credits psilocybin, a psychedelic substance found in “magic mushrooms,” for making him a better husband and father. A doctor first recommended ...

Compass Pathways Plc is a biotechnology company focused on developing innovative treatments for mental health disorders, particularly through its proprietary psilocybin therapy, COMP360 ...

A new study highlights the potential of psilocybin, a psychedelic compound, in treating obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and Tourette's Syndrome. Research conducted on mice showed that ...

As more and more states legalize recreational marijuana, fresh questions have begun to pop up on state ballots about another mind-altering drug: magic mushrooms. Voters in two states – Oregon ...

(CNN) — Shrooms, Alice, tweezes, mushies, hongos, pizza toppings, magic mushrooms — everyday lingo for psychedelic mushrooms seems to grow with each generation. Yet leading mycologist Paul ...

PsyLabs develops and produces certified pharmaceutical-grade nature-derived psychedelics for applications in mental health and well-beingPsyence ...