Over the last few years, evidence has piled up that psychedelic drugs can provide relatively rapid relief from the symptoms ...

For decades, the idea that the human brain might naturally produce the psychedelic compound DMT has attracted considerable attention. It has been speculated that DMT could function as a natural ...

A new study finds no evidence of naturally occurring DMT or its storage in the serotonin neurons of the rat brain.

A Phase IIa clinical trial finds that a single, brief dose of DMT (from ayahuasca) provides rapid and lasting relief for depression.

Researchers found that a single 21.5mg dose of DMT reduced depression symptoms compared to placebo in patients with treatment ...

The psychedelic DMT has been linked to improved mental health outcomes before, but now, scientists have shown it reduces depression symptoms more than a placebo when given alongside therapeutic suppor ...

In two large-scale trials, Compass Pathways' proprietary form of psilocybin improved people's depression symptoms better than controls.

A single intravenous dose of dimethyltryptamine, the psychoactive compound found in the Amazonian brew ayahuasca, produced significant and lasting reductions in depression symptoms across a ...

Just one dose of a potent, celeb-loved psychedelic could help treat depression, results of a small but groundbreaking study have shown. And for some patients, benefits lasted six months.

In 1962, a group of religious scholars took psilocybin during a Good Friday service and many reported overwhelming encounters with what they described as God, awe, and cosmic unity. For thousands of ...

In a small clinical trial, a single dose of a psychedelic drug paired with psychotherapy produced rapid antidepressant ...