They were too high to come down. Rescuers had to aid a group of men on a mountaintop who were tripping on magic mushrooms because their altered state rendered them unable to descend from the peak ...

A hand in a blue glove plucks a white mushroom from a dense stand of mushrooms. Mature magic mushrooms are carefully harvested to minimize damage. Credit: Filament Health Some scientists theorize that ...

Many clinical trials to test the use of psychedelic medicines for conditions such as depression have been underway since 2022 ...

The psychoactive ingredient in "magic" mushrooms eased depression symptoms in people in a trial. The trial used a synthetic version of the drug that is found naturally in "magic" mushrooms. Risks of ...

A recent Alaska Airlines flight where an off-duty pilot’s alleged psychedelics-induced outburst exposed passengers and crew to serious risk has prompted the question: What exactly happens to your ...

One of the hardest challenges of marriage – and also one of the least spoken about – is maintaining any genuine sexual intimacy over the years. And like many couples frantically plate-spinning work, ...

Medicine may be rooted in science, but it has never been wholly driven by it. The human body and mind are so complex that progress in medicine depends more and more on technology finding better ways ...

“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).

Scientists found that the magic behind so-called “magic mushrooms”—psilocybin, a psychedelic compound—has evolved at least twice in mushrooms, and in very different ways. Researchers in Germany and ...

Potent Psilocybe mushrooms are thriving in city mulch beds in the Pacific Northwest—hinting that their future is tied to people. Magic mushrooms are quietly taking root across the Pacific Northwest.

“I was feeling pretty sad and lonely and disconnected and was feeling pretty lost and hopeless in what I needed to do next in my life,” the 37-year-old told CNN. Her next option would be a remedy the ...

Many celebrities have opened up about trying mushrooms since psychedelics have become more mainstream. "Magic" mushrooms can be ingested in bigger quantities for a full trip, or in microdoses. People ...