Interest in 'Magic' Mushrooms Is Up – While Research and Regulations Lag Behind

Amid a renaissance in the science of psychedelics, public interest in psilocybin – or magic mushrooms, as they’ve long been ...
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Vail Health’s pioneering study of psilocybin’s effects on depression kicks off next month

In April, Vail Health’s Behavioral Health Innovation Center will kick off the second of two studies aimed at targeting depression. The OPTIMIZE study will examine the impacts of psilocybin, the active ...
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From Magic Mushrooms to LSD: A Peek Inside Medicine’s Psychedelic Promise

UCSF research shows psychedelics like psilocybin may treat depression, Parkinson’s, and addiction, offering new hope in ...
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Study: Psilocybin and mindfulness can curb depression, burnout

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A new study shows that healthcare workers who took psilocybin and mindfulness training eased their depression symptoms. File Photo ...
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Psilocybin More Effective In Treating Depression Than SSRIs, Study Finds

A new study compared psilocybin with a common SSRI and found that both drugs improved symptoms, while psilocybin provided added benefits. Maki Nakamura/Getty Images Psilocybin is the active ingredient ...
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Poison control calls are rising as more people use psilocybin, study finds

Unsupervised use of psilocybin, or “magic mushrooms,” has accelerated among all age groups in the United States, but especially among adolescents and people 30 and older, a new study found. “The ...
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Vail Health launches study investigating how to expand antidepressant effects of psilocybin

Psilocybin, the active psychedelic ingredient in magic mushrooms, has been proven to impact patients with depression positively. Vail Health’s OPTIMIZE study, which will administer doses of psilocybin ...
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New study shows psilocybin mushrooms as possible treatment when dealing with loss of a loved one

A new study at the University of Virginia is testing to see if a common recreational drug can help people cope with the loss of a loved one. Prolonged grief is a form of grief lasting for more than a ...
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A dose of psilocybin helps smokers quit in new study

The long-running campaign against smoking could find reinforcements from the new wave of research into psychedelics. Though much of the attention around psychedelics has focused on depression and ...
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Through Oregon's psilocybin therapy industry, scientists now have a ready way to study psychedelics

PORTLAND, Ore. — For the first time, a scientific study has examined Oregon's pioneering model for psilocybin therapy, reflecting on a program now two years underway. Psilocybin is the psychedelic ...
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Study: Psilocybin and mindfulness can curb depression, burnout

Oct. 22 (UPI) --A new study announced Wednesday shows that psilocybin -- the active compound in "magic mushrooms" -- and mindfulness training can together ease depression and burnout among healthcare ...