Cigarette smoking remains the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States, killing more than 480,000 Americans each year and costing the nation over $600 billion annually in ...

Quitting smoking is one of the hardest health challenges many people face. Cigarettes contain nicotine, a substance that quickly creates addiction in the brain. Over time, the body begins to depend on ...

Scientists want to redesign psychedelics so that they don’t induce a trip—but they still improve mental health.

The modern journey began when Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann synthesised LSD in 1938. In the 1970s and 80s, researchers found that these drugs attach to a specific brain receptor (called 5-HT2A) that ...

Two members of the state’s Psychedelic Medicine Task Force explain their support of legislation that would launch a state-run trial psychotherapy program using psilocybin.

The psychoactive substance in magic mushrooms appears to have a powerful effect on people trying to stop smoking.

Archival records reveal that the 1971 global ban on psychedelics was fueled by Cold War politics and media sensationalism, not medical science. This historical analysis suggests international drug ...

Psilocybin - the psychoactive compound in "magic mushrooms" - is gaining scientific attention for its potential in treating ...

Scientists are exploring a new way to harness the medical promise of psychedelic compounds without the mind-bending side effects. Researchers created modified versions of psilocin — the active form of ...

A recent study in Translational Psychiatry shows that one dose of DMT reversed loss of pleasure and cognitive deficits in stressed mice. The psychedelic promoted new brain cell growth, highlighting ...

Scientists have discovered that psilocin – the compound produced in the body from the psychedelic found in magic mushrooms – may reduce alcohol consumption by calming activity in brain regions linked ...