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Mind and Body

Can MDMA treat PTSD? Latest trials confirm the benefits

In the U.S., about seven percent of people suffer from PTSD and lose an average of about four working days each month as a result.

ByC. Michael White and Adrian V. Hernandez
Mind and Body

MDMA plus therapy appears to be highly effective for treating PTSD, trial shows

Following the phase 3 trial, two-thirds of participants treated with the psychedelic no longer met the criteria for PTSD.

ByKatie MacBride
Health

MDMA Provides a "Significant Reduction" In PTSD Symptoms, According To New Study

Talk therapy, the cornerstone of PTSD treatment, doesn’t work for all patients. MDMA is changing that.

ByMiriam Fauzia
Interview

MDMA Changes the Brain — But Scientists Still Don’t Know Its Full Potential

Inverse speaks to science journalist Rachel Nuwer about the power of MDMA and how it changes the brain.

BySarah Sloat
Plant Medicine

Why AOC is an advocate for psychedelic drug research

This is the second time the Congresswoman has proposed removing research barriers.

ByKatie MacBride
Brain Buzz

Here's how 4 hallucinogenic drugs transform your brain

Here's what's happening in your brain when you take LSD, MDMA, magic mushrooms, and ketamine.

ByKatie MacBride
Health

New study reveals MDMA’s effect on the brain, with potential for treatment

"MDMA has tremendous promise, and may up-end conventional models of psychiatric treatment."

ByEmma Betuel
Health

Study: MDMA may have a surprising effect on our ability to learn

The drug may return the brain to a teenage "critical period,' re-opening neural plasticity.

ByClaire Cameron
Health

MDMA Study Reveals How It Returns the Brain to a Teenage "Critical Period"

"These drugs shouldn’t be taken without appreciating the largeness of what these drugs are doing to you."

ByPeter Hess
Health

MDMA Study: Users Are More Empathetic Than People Who Take Other Drugs

A new study shows promising effects for MDMA's role in medicine.

BySarah Sloat
Science

Octopuses High on MDMA Gave Each Other Eight-Armed Hugs

The party drug transformed the normally antisocial animals.

ByYasmin Tayag
Health

MDMA for PTSD: Here’s How to Participate in a Clinical Trial

Scientists are looking for participants in four states.

ByPeter Hess
Science

MDMA Science: New Study Explains How It Affects Social Relationships

It changes activity in brain regions linked to social processing.

BySarah Sloat
Science

Trauma Treatment in 'Maniac' Is a Sci-Fi Version of Real-Life MDMA Therapy

In real life you don't need microwaves, though.

ByPeter Hess
Science

MDMA Makes Octopuses Give Eight-Armed Hugs

MDMA has a place to go in the octopus brain.

ByInverse Staff
Science

Octopuses Rolling on MDMA Reveal Unexpected Link to Humans

“They just embraced with multiple arms.”

BySarah Sloat
Science

Why LSD and MDMA Drugs Are Making a Comeback for Science

It's a psychedelic renaissance.

ByErika Dyck
Health

Drug Researchers Find Brain Effects of MDMA Have Been Misread All Along

Studies don't actually represent typical MDMA users.

ByPeter Hess
Science

MDMA Successfully Treats PTSD in New Study, Scientists Eye FDA Approval

The anticipated approval date is within reach.

BySarah Sloat
Science

Bitcoin Could Bankroll MDMA Into the Mainstream as a Therapy Drug

'I think we will see some profound social changes happen.'

BySarah Sloat
Science

Why Dr. Bronner's Soap is Paying Millions on MDMA Research

The company's goal is to "fund and fight for what’s right."

BySarah Sloat
Science

MDMA Users Are Still Rolling Wrong, Says Massive New Drug Survey

BySarah Sloat
Science

Two Lovers, Two Doses of MDMA

What if a drug can help teach us to care for each other?

ByJacqueline Ronson
Health

The Peril of Equating the Healing Power of MDMA With Ecstasy

MDMA can treat trauma. Ecstasy can't.

ByThe Conversation
Science

Miley Cyrus’s Suggestion Sick Ellen Take MDMA Wasn’t Insane

ByYasmin Tayag
Science

MDMA Pills With the Tesla Logo on Them Are Ludicrously Strong

They're about twice as strong as normal pills.

ByJames Grebey
Health

When Psychiatrists Fought Like Hell to Keep MDMA Legal

Goliath won, but David's ready for Round Two.

ByJacqueline Ronson
Health

Scientists Really Want to Be Allowed to Study MDMA

The drug could help those struggling with PTSD and autism. Why can't we study it?

ByKastalia Medrano
Health

The Global Drug Survey Says You're Taking MDMA Wrong

"Don't be daft, start with a half."

BySarah Sloat
Health

European Partiers Got Smart, Ditched Bad Ecstasy for Pure MDMA

Study shows drug users are getting more discerning.

ByKastalia Medrano