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In a new study, scientists have uncovered evidence that psilocybin, the main compound in magic mushrooms, may be a cure for aging. 
Studies

Evidence Grows That Tripping on Shrooms Might Increase Your Lifespan

By Noor Al-Sibai

Therapists suggest in a new study that there are some intense drawbacks, on their sides and for patients, of psychedelic therapy.
Treatments

Therapists Warn That Taking Magic Mushrooms for Treatment Can Lead to Unwanted Romantic Feelings

By Noor Al-Sibai

People Who Take Magic Mushrooms Have Better Sex, Scientists Find
Studies

People Who Take Magic Mushrooms Have Better Sex, Scientists Find

By Noor Al-Sibai

A new, large study out of Oxford found that just a single synthetic mushroom "trip" can help ease depression symptoms for multiple months.
Treatments

Taking Psilocybin Just Once Eases Treatment-Resistant Depression in Study

By Noor Al-Sibai

According to new research, LSD-assisted therapy could be a surprisingly effective and long-lasting treatment for anxiety and depression-related symptoms.
Health & Medicine

Study Finds LSD Therapy Strikingly Effective at Reducing Anxiety and Depression

By Victor Tangermann

According to a new study, psilocybin, the psychedelic substance in magic mushrooms, could be used to treat alcohol use disorder.
Health & Medicine

Study: Magic Mushrooms Helped 83% of People Cut Excessive Drinking

By Victor Tangermann

A psychedelic church is suing the city of Oakland and its cops for infringing upon their civil right to get high — as a religious sacrament, that is.
Health & Medicine

Church Sues Cops, Saying Psychedelics Are Its Sacrament

By Noor Al-Sibai

Scientists have found that having taken psychedelics at any point in people's life seems to be correlated with a reduced risk of heart disease and diabetes.
Chemistry

LSD and Shrooms Linked to Lower Heart Disease and Diabetes Risk

By Dan Robitzski

As astronauts venture farther and farther into space, they may need a little pick-me-up in the form of psilocybin when they start to feel lonely.
Chemistry

Scientist Says Astronauts Should Take Psychedelic Mushrooms in Space

By Dan Robitzski

In a new clinical trial, psilocybin seemed to perform just as well as a treatment for major depressive disorder as a conventional SSRI.
Chemistry

New Study: Psychedelic Mushrooms Are as Effective as Antidepressants

By Dan Robitzski

A man tried to treat his bipolar disorder with psychedelic mushrooms. But after he injected instead of eating them, the shrooms grew inside his bloodstream.
Chemistry

A Man Injected Himself With Mushrooms and the Fungi Took Over His Blood

By Dan Robitzski

Havn Life wants to build a safe, standardized supply chain for psilocybin researchers in Canada in hopes of developing new medical treatments.
RX and Medicine

Meet the Woman Who Wants to Sell Psychedelic Drugs to Scientists

By Dan Robitzski

A new study on people taking psilocybin revealed the biological mechanisms responsible for feelings of bliss associated with the drug.
RX and Medicine

Neuroscientists: This Is How Shrooms Break Down Your Sense of Self

By Dan Robitzski

A Canadian startup called Anahit Therapeutics is trying to get ahead of the psilocybin legalization curve by building cultivation facilities in Jamaica.
Future Society

This Startup is Building a Huge Magic Mushroom Farm in Jamaica

By Dan Robitzski

Oregon startup Silo Wellness created a nasal spray that delivers precise amounts of the magic mushroom compound psilocybin with each pump for microdosing.
Chemistry

This Startup Made a Nose Spray for Microdosing Psilocybin

By Kristin Houser

Researchers have found a way to coax the bacteria E. coli to produce psilocybin as a byproduct, potentially opening the door to mass production.
Health & Medicine

Researchers Gene-Hacked E. Coli to Produce Psilocybin

By Kristin Houser