Shifting gears, it turns out that 2025 was a slightly off year for drug approvals by the US Food and Drug Administration. A ...

In a review of previous studies, McMaster University researchers observe a stronger signal for psilocybin as a treatment for obsessive-compulsive disorder than cannabinoids. Obsessive-compulsive ...

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An international collaboration led by Cornell researchers used a combination of psilocybin and the rabies virus to map how—and where—the psychedelic compound rewires the connections in the brain.

Psilocybin, a naturally occurring psychedelic compound found in “magic mushrooms,” has been touted as a potential game-changer for depression and other psychiatric disorders. Over the past two decades ...

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Penn researchers found that psilocybin can calm brain circuits tied to pain and mood, easing both physical suffering and emotional distress in animal studies. The compound works in the anterior ...

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Psilocybe cubensis, a mushroom that produces the psychoactive compound psilocybin. Felix Blei / Leibniz-HKI Researchers don’t know exactly how psilocybin, a psychoactive compound found in psychedelic ...

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 ...

Scientists found that the magic behind so-called “magic mushrooms”—psilocybin, a psychedelic compound—has evolved at least twice in mushrooms, and in very different ways. Researchers in Germany and ...