Lately, Dr. Ruth Namazzi and her colleagues have been stopping one another in their hospital ward with worried looks. Between treating patients, she says, they voice their concerns: "'Malaria's very ...

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

Psychedelics, psychoactive substances that alter people's perceptions, mood and thought patterns, have recently shown promise ...

A bill that would legalize medical magic mushrooms in New Jersey has landed on the desk of Gov. Phil Murphy.

Regulation of psilocybin — the “magic” substance in psychedelic mushrooms — has been a hot-button issue for Californians in recent years, but repeated attempts by state lawmakers to allow medical use ...

“We are in the middle of a rapidly evolving cultural, media, and legal landscape when it comes to psychedelics,” says Nora D. Volkow, M.D., director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA).