Share on Pinterest 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 A new study ...

When we discuss psilocybin therapy, we’re not talking about taking “magic mushrooms” to watch the sunrise or “trip” at a music festival, or any other kind of recreational psychedelic pursuit. Rather, ...

In 2016 psychiatrist Benjamin Kelmendi was treating two patients with severe, treatment-resistant obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) at a Connecticut mental health center when the patients abruptly ...

More commonly known as a way to get high, the active ingredient of magic mushrooms may provide benefits previously unknown. Psilocybin, the psychedelic chemical that causes euphoria and hallucinations ...

The ancient Mayans discovered the delightful secrets of psilocybin mushrooms. Most users, then and now, typically consume large doses of the dried psilocybin-containing mushroom (about 20 grams) or ...

Beneath the psychedelic colors and cartoon mushrooms, the labels are often vague: Some claim to be “vegan space capsules” while others warn they are only “novelty collectibles.” A few obliquely say ...

Psilocybin, the hallucinogen in some mushroom species, has now been shown to increase the lifespan of both cells and mice. The magic happens because psilocybin slows down the senescence, or ...