Share on Pinterest The use of psychedelic drugs such as LSD in mental health treatment is at the forefront of clinical research. Lyuba Burakova/Stocksy Psychedelic compounds have gained increased ...

Your DNA influences how you react to psychedelic drugs, along with other factors. Certain genes affect how you absorb serotonin (a mood booster) and metabolize drugs like ketamine. Other markers can ...

Previous studies have shown that psychedelic drugs such as LSD (acid) and psilocybin (magic mushrooms) may potentially treat depression but can cause disturbing hallucinations in some cases.

LSD usage is on the rise among U.S. adults – especially young adults with depression. And the trend mirrors growing research into the psychedelic drug's ability to treat mental health disorders like ...

Chemists at the University of California, Davis did something that borders on the molecular equivalent of pulling off a magic trick. They moved two atoms within the intricate structure of LSD—a drug ...

What do monkeys, LSD and Stanford University all have in common? More than you think, probably. The connection is one man: the famed novelist Ken Kesey. A colorful figure whose work infused American ...

New treatments for mental health and behavioral disorders are desperately needed. Rates of depression, anxiety, PTSD, and substance use disorders soared during the pandemic, and traditional ...