Study suggests psilocybin increases mindfulness, especially when accompanied by mystical experiences
A recent study published in Frontiers in Psychology investigates the relationship between psilocybin, mindfulness, mystical-type experiences, and serotonin receptors in...
Scientists have started to examine whether “magic” mushrooms can help in the fight against obesity
A team of researchers has started to investigate whether psilocybin, a naturally occurring psychedelic compound found in so-called "magic" mushrooms,...
Placebo-controlled study suggests that the benefits of psilocybin microdosing can be explained by expectancy effects
Anecdotal evidence suggests that microdosing with psilocybin mushrooms offers mental health benefits. But a recent experimental study suggests that these...
Psilocybin microdosers display mental health improvement during 1 month period compared to non-microdosers
Psilocybin, the active compound in “magic mushrooms,” has been shown to be a promising treatment for various mental health issues....
A single dose of psilocybin has long-lasting antidepressant-like effects in fruit flies
Scientists have taken an important first step into studying the effects of the psychedelic drug psilocybin -- the active substance...
Psilocybin-induced mystical experiences linked to lasting positive psychological effects
Psilocybin, the psychoactive compound in magic mushrooms, has been shown to be an promising treatment of mood and addictive disorders....
New studies shed light on the mysterious process by which psilocybin can rapidly improve depression symptoms
Despite a number of clinical trials showing that psilocybin can rapidly treat depression, including for cancer-related anxiety and depression, little...
Cannabis users expect cannabis-assisted therapy for depression to work as well as psilocybin-assisted therapy
Psilocybin-assisted therapy has shown promise as a treatment for depression. New research published in Cannabis finds that cannabis users expected...
Large survey suggests psilocybin is a “relatively safe” drug, with serious reactions being rare and short-lived
An analysis of a large international drug survey suggests that psilocybin is a relatively safe drug, with only 0.2% of...
People who hear about psilocybin-assisted therapy think it’s important to have a guide who has used psilocybin
People with depressive symptoms appear to think it is relatively important that guides for psilocybin-assisted psychotherapy have personally used the...
Psilocybin use was associated with lowered odds of opioid use disorder
Opioid abuse is a prevalent and very dangerous substance use disorder. Psychedelic use has been proposed as a treatment for...
How credible is psilocybin-assisted therapy? Study suggests people are cautious about psychedelic treatment for depression
Psilocybin is the primary mind-altering substance in psychedelic “magic” mushrooms. Preliminary research has indicated that combining psilocybin with supportive psychotherapy...
New research sheds light on how psilocybin influences sleeping patterns
The psychedelic substance psilocybin causes transient changes to the sleep-wake architecture of laboratory mice, according to new preliminary research published...
Psilocybin use associated with lowered odds of having been arrested, study finds
The use of psilocybin -- the active component of "magic" mushrooms -- is associated with a decreased likelihood of engaging...
Psilocybin microdosing does not reduce symptoms of depression or anxiety, according to placebo-controlled study
Consuming small doses of psilocybin at regular intervals -- a process known as microdosing -- does not appear to improve...
