Psilocybin shows higher remission rate than SSRI drugs in a U.K. study
A single high dose of psilocybin alters brain function up to one month later
New research provides evidence that the active ingredient in so-called magic mushrooms can affect brain processes related to emotional functioning long
A Dose of a Hallucinogen From a ‘Magic Mushroom,’ and Then Lasting Peace (Published 2016)
Two studies used psilocybin to see if the drug could reduce depression and anxiety in cancer patients. The results were striking.
Psilocybin for major depression granted Breakthrough Therapy by FDA
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted psilocybin therapy a Breakthrough Therapy designation for the second time in a year, this time with a view on accelerating trials testing its efficacy treating major depressive disorder (MDD).
The Push to Legalize Magic Mushrooms for Depression and PTSD
Activists, entrepreneurs, and doctors in the US and Canada are working to decriminalize psilocybin psychotherapy and calling for a psychedelic revolution.
How Magic Mushrooms Can Help Smokers Kick The Habit : Short Wave
Magic mushrooms — they're not just for getting weird with your friends. Researchers are increasingly looking at psychedelics to treat conditions such as depression and addiction.
Psychedelic mushrooms reduce authoritarianism and boost nature relatedness, experimental study suggests
Psilocybin, the active compound in magic mushrooms, could make people feel more connected to nature and less likely to endorse authoritarian views,
Researchers are giving religious leaders psychedelic drugs in the interest of science
Despite the fact that psychedelic drugs have been used for millennia as medicine in ritualistic ceremonies, there remain many questions in the scientific community about the relationship between their spiritual qualities and healing potential. Researchers at Johns Hopkins and New York Universities are giving psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, to ordained ministers in the hopes that they can help provide some answers.
From treating PTSD to quitting tobacco: researchers say public investment into psychedelic drugs essential | CBC News
Magic mushrooms to treat depression, ecstasy to cure PTSD and LSD to combat alcoholism; just some of the drug-affliction pairings that have been tested in recent years.
Mushrooms evolved psychedelics twice, baffling scientists
Researchers found that magic mushrooms and fiber caps independently evolved different biochemical pathways to create psilocybin. This convergence shows nature’s ingenuity, but the reason why remains unknown—possibly predator deterrence. Beyond evolutionary mystery, the discovery provides new enzyme tools for biotech, with promising applications for producing psilocybin-based medicines.
Study: Smoking pot doesn’t make you anxious or depressed
And it's definitely not as bad for your brain as the DEA says.
Scientists studying psychoactive drugs accidentally proved the self is an illusion
Philosophers and mystics have long contemplated the disconcerting notion that the fixed self is an illusion. Neuroscientists now think they can prove it or, at least, help us glimpse this truth with some help from psilocybin, the psychoactive property in magic mushrooms.
What Happens When Clergy Take Psilocybin
The results of a controversial 10-year-old study of more than a dozen clergy who took psilocybin on guided trips only recently came to light.
Gut bacteria may have impact on mental health, study says
Research opens door to possible treatments for depression based on probiotics
Growing research finds psychedelics effective in treating disease
Gordon McGlothlin, who took his first puff at age 12 behind his family’s garage, tried to quit smoking for years, but no cessation technique worked until he used a psychedelic drug. Researchers with the Johns Hopkins University…
‘I don’t know who I am without it’: the truth about long-term antidepressant use
Prescriptions have doubled in a decade, but very little is known about the effect of taking SSRIs for years. Is it a lifesaver or a happiness trap?
Scientists push to renew psychedelic drug research for psychiatry
Back in the 50's there were legitimate medical experiments with LSD but psychedelic drugs in the labs were side-swiped by their use on the street. And as a growing counter-culture dropped acid, governments picked up restrictions making research almost impossible. Until now.
