Small clinical trials have shown that one or two doses of psilocybin, given in a therapeutic setting, can make dramatic and ...

Giving psilocybin to rats made them more optimistic in the longer term, suggesting that the psychedelic substance could have great potential in treating a core symptom of depression in humans.

A high dose of the psychedelic psilocybin temporarily dissolves brain networks, Laura Sanders reported in “Psilocybin erases brain ‘fingerprints’” (SN: 8/10/24, p. 12). In the study ...

Psyence Biomedical has walked away from its planned acquisition of fellow Canadian psilocybin-based biotech Clairvoyant Therapeutics after completing the due diligence process. When it announced ...

Researchers from Imperial College London in the United Kingdom say that psilocybin provides similar improvement of depression symptoms as an SSRI. They found that participants also reported ...

Psilocybin can help people suffering from a mental illness linked to eating disorders The active chemical in “magic” mushrooms reduced symptoms of body dysmorphic disorder This relief appears ...

MILAN — Psilocybin leads to a better overall outcome in the treatment of moderate to severe major depressive disorder (MDD) than the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) escitalopram ...

The comparison, between psilocybin (the active ingredient in "magic mushrooms") and the SSRI escitalopram gave similar long-term improvements in depressive symptoms over a 6-month period; however ...

Psilocybin mushrooms have been used in ceremonies ... homework and meditations focused on your goals and the vision you have for your life — as well as the blocks that may hold you back.

When psychedelic-assisted therapy becomes available in Colorado next year, the state will be just the second in the U.S. to regulate the production and use of psilocybin mushrooms. Oregon was the ...

Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Psilocybin mushrooms are shown in a growing container before being removed and cut for distribution at Uptown Fungus in ...