For terminally ill people, mushroom legality may come too late
A doctor and two cancer patients are suing the DEA in an attempt to receive therapeutic access to psilocybin, one of the compounds in magic mushrooms.
A single dose of psilocybin may alleviate major depression for 12 weeks, study finds
The results may put a psilocybin-based drug one step closer to FDA approval.
How an expert psilocybin tester chooses award-winning mushrooms
The first-ever “Psilocybin Cup” received more than 50 magic mushroom submissions.
New brain scans may reveal why psilocybin is such a potent antidepressant
In a brain-to-brain comparison with traditional antidepressants, psilocybin is the clear winner.
Magic mushrooms: One weird trick could make psilocybin therapy better
You probably have the key ingredient in your kitchen.
Psilocybin therapy reduces heavy drinking by up to 83 percent in landmark trial
The study has profound implications for the estimated 14.5 million people in the United States with alcohol use disorder.
The surprising way psilocybin alters the brain’s chemistry to treat depression
Psilocybin changes the brain’s response to serotonin.
Psilocybin Could Significantly Help This Much-Understudied Condition
The therapeutic actions of psilocybin extend beyond the psychedelic experience.
Magic mushroom study suggests psilocybin may reverse alcohol-induced brain damage
The psychedelic could also tamp down cravings for alcohol.
Magic mushrooms: Why cancer patients are suing the DEA
Plus: the diet your memory needs now.
Why AOC is an advocate for psychedelic drug research
This is the second time the Congresswoman has proposed removing research barriers.
Magic Mushrooms could be the key to alleviating cancer-related distress
Cancer patients say psilocybin can be both therapy and 'a beautiful experience'
How a psychedelic compound can treat cancer's insidious mental toll.
Inverse Daily: The psilocybin breakthrough
Scientists have discovered a new way to produce psilocybin quicker than ever before.
Psychedelics' Role in Beating Alcoholism Illustrated in LSD, Psilocybin Study
"There's incredible potential here."
Psilocybin Study Shows Beneficial Effects of Microdosing Magic Mushrooms
They're not magic mushrooms, but they're close.
FDA "Breakthrough" Ruling on Magic Mushrooms, Explained by Scientists
"This is an important advance in bringing these compounds out of the dark ages."
"Magic" Psilocybin Mushrooms Deserve New Legal Status, Argue Scientists
Researchers want to remove them from the restrictive Schedule 1.
Scientists Reveal Why Magic Mushrooms Evolved Psychedelic Powers
It's all a fight for poop.
The 'Stoned Ape' Theory Might Explain Our Extraordinary Evolution
A scientist resurfaces a psychedelic retelling of human evolution.
Magic Mushrooms Are Shaping the Future of Psychiatric Treatment
The FDA Calls Psilocybin Trips Food Poisoning, but Mushrooms May Mend the Brain
The psychedelic trip shuts down the ego and brings out the emotional self. It also makes you puke.
Can Psychoactive Psilocybin Cure Social Rejection? No, But it Can Ease Our Minds
The substance that makes magic mushrooms so magical can calm our anxieties in a helpful way.
