Psilocybin appears to have a uniquely powerful relationship with nature relatedness
The use of psilocybin, a hallucinogenic substance found in some "magic" mushrooms, has stronger connection to how people feel about...
Psilocybin might help reduce rumination and suppressive thoughts in depressed patients
Many doctors treat depression with SSRIs, but could psychedelic medication be more effective? A study published in BJ Psych Open...
Scientists are beginning to unravel the effects of psilocybin mushrooms on bipolar disorder
A new study published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology is the first to characterize the psychological impacts of psilocybin among...
A single, moderate dose of psilocybin reduces depressive symptoms for at least two weeks, controlled study finds
A single dose of the psychedelic drug psilocybin combined with supportive counseling leads to significant reductions in depressive symptoms, according...
Intensity of psychedelic experiences after taking psilocybin does not depend on body mass index, study suggests
Researchers in the United Kingdom studied whether the effects of psilocybin, a naturally occurring hallucinogenic drug, depend on the body...
A single dose of psilocybin improves depression in treatment-resistant patients, but with adverse effects
A recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine suggests that psilocybin therapy may offer therapeutic benefits for patients...
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...
