Psychedelics are often associated with the counterculture of the 1960s, embraced by hippies as a way to "turn on, tune in, drop out". Today, however, researchers believe that, used carefully, mind ...

One or two doses of psilocybin, a compound found in psychedelic mushrooms, may improve the mental health of cancer patients when accompanied by psychotherapy, a new study suggests. A second new ...

It has been a busy week for psychedelic medicines developer Cybin, marked by a breakthrough designation (BTD) from the FDA for its depression therapy, new clinical data, and a new $150 million ...

A psychedelic drug is being tested as a novel way to reduce problematic alcohol consumption, in an ongoing study led by UCL ...

Ketamine, a hallucinogenic drug approved as an anesthetic, has been used to treat adults with depression, PTSD and other conditions, and studied in youth with depression.

Colorado residents voted to legalize the therapeutic use of psilocybin, the chemical compound found in psychedelic mushrooms, ...

Colorado becomes the second state to allow psychedelic therapy this week after two years of rulemaking COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. -- As Colorado becomes the second state to legalize psychedelic ...

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — As Colorado becomes the second state to legalize psychedelic therapy this week, a clash is playing out in Colorado Springs, where conservative leaders are ...

Psilocybin mushrooms stand ready for harvest in a humidified "fruiting chamber" in the basement of a private home in Fairfield County, Conn. Minnesota’s psychedelic medicine taskforce published ...

Lykos Therapeutics, the developer of psychedelic drugs for mental health conditions that has been in financial difficulty, could get rescued by a former Tesla (TSLA) board member seen as close to ...

A University of Washington study found benefits, and widespread interest, in the emerging field of psychedelic-assisted ...