LSD changes the communication patterns between regions of the brain, a new study by researchers of the University of Zurich and Yale University shows. The study also provides insights into how mental ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Cleveland Clinic is in the vanguard of a new era of research into psychedelic medicine. The Clinic is the only Ohio site participating in a national study looking at whether LSD, ...

Generalized anxiety disorder affects millions, often trapping sufferers in cycles of fear and isolation that conventional medications barely relieve. At UCSF, neuroscientist Jennifer Mitchell is ...

LSD reduced symptoms of anxiety in a midstage study published Thursday, paving the way for additional testing and possible medical approval of a psychedelic drug that has been banned in the U.S. for ...

According to new research, psychedelic-assisted therapy could be a surprisingly effective and long-lasting treatment for anxiety and depression-related symptoms. As detailed in a new study published ...

In large doses, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) can repair damaged neurons in the brain, and reveal new ways of seeing the world. In small doses, microdosers chase the effects of the drug on ...

LSD was accidentally discovered by Albert Hofmann at the Sandoz pharmaceutical company in Switzerland in 1938. It was apparently useless, but from 1947 it was marketed as “a cure for everything from ...

LSD — casually known as acid — is a powerful hallucinogenic drug made from lysergic acid, a fungus that grows on grains like rye. You might also hear it referred to as “dots” or “lucy.” An LSD high is ...

Psychedelics have been shown to disrupt the way people who are distressed think, and allow them to break out of depressive thought patterns.

In November 2020, Oregon voters made history by passing Measure 109 and Measure 110. Measure 109 allows for adult use of psychedelic mushrooms within therapeutic settings. Measure 110 decriminalizes ...

Acid or LSD levels peak in the blood about 1.7 hours after taking it. It takes about 4 hours for levels to reduce to half, so it may be detectable for around 8 hours. During this time, the body breaks ...

A new article in the Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs describes three cases of accidental high LSD overdoses resulting in strangely positive outcomes, including the story of one woman who ...