Julio Rivera spent two decades helping people exorcise dark energy through psychedelic journeys — until one almost ended his life.

A new analysis of global pharmacovigilance data indicates that while reports of psychiatric distress are common among users ...

Laboratory tests of a novel serotonin-binding compound have revealed an unexpected disconnect between receptor activation and ...

Across cultures and history, psychedelics have been used to induce religious experiences described as unity, transcendence, ...

"Focus on the veterans: 20 to 40 suicides a day is way too many. One is too many. The goal is making sure we cure these veterans," Rep. Lou Correa said.

Psilocybin-assisted therapy is legal in three states, but access has so far been limited and expensive. In the billion-dollar race to commercialize psychedelic medicine, psilocybin, a naturally ...

Psilocybin—the psychedelic compound that occurs naturally in certain "magic" mushroom species—has been shown in trials to ...

For generations, America's veterans have borne not only the visible scars of battle but also the hidden wounds of war. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, traumatic brain injury and ...

LSD is a drug often associated with the counter-culture of the 1960s. But it is being studied as a promising therapy for ...

San Francisco’s UCSF is stepping into the national spotlight as one of several university medical centers testing whether a ...

UCSF is seeking volunteers for a trial using LSD to treat generalized anxiety disorder - a poorly understood and potentially ...

The results from drugmaker Mindmed tested several doses of LSD in patients with moderate-to-severe generalized anxiety ...