“Shrooms,” also known as magic mushrooms, are a popular hallucinogenic drug that has been used recreationally for centuries across the globe. And in recent years, some research has shown potential ...

Psilocybin, the main psychoactive ingredient in magic mushrooms, could alleviate depression for at least five years after just one dose, according to a new study. The research, presented June 18 at ...

(CNN) — A single dose of a synthetic version of the mind-altering component of magic mushrooms, psilocybin, improved depression in people with a treatment-resistant form of the disease, a new study ...

A single dose of psilocybin, the hallucinogenic compound found in "magic mushrooms," alongside psychotherapy, may ease symptoms of depression in hard-to-treat patients, according to the results of a ...

LONDON, Nov 2 (Reuters) - (This Nov 2. story has been refiled to clarify that J&J's antidepressant is based on a derivative of ketamine) The main psychoactive ingredient found in magic mushrooms can ...

For people with anorexia, treatment options are scarce. There are no medications approved for the eating disorder because none have been shown to work. And anorexia has the highest death rate of all ...

A new study suggests that psilocybin, also known as magic mushrooms, could extend lifespan. Researchers at the Emory University Department of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia, discovered that psilocybin ...