Psilocybin, a natural compound found in certain mushrooms, has shown promise in treating depression and anxiety. UC San ...

A UCSF pilot study finds psilocybin therapy surprises, showing meaningful improvements in mood, cognition, and motor symptoms ...

Denver, Colorado became the first U.S. city to decriminalize psilocybin - a chemical found in "magic mushrooms" - in May of ...

Use of psilocybin has increased among all age groups since some states decriminalized the hallucinogen in 2019.

Psilocybin has been studied as a possible treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression and substance use ...

A new paper published in Nature attempts ... 25 milligrams of psilocybin or 40 milligrams of methylphenidate (the generic form of Ritalin). The methylphenidate served as a control, since it ...

The Iowa House passed legislation Monday to legalize the use of psilocybin, the psychoactive compound found in “magic mushrooms,” for psychiatric treatment through a state program. House File 978, ...

“A certain amount of this drug then enters the brain,” he said. He said, instead of giving a patient psilocybin in the form of a pill like other psychedelic medications, the idea behind their ...