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.

Psychedelics are psychoactive substances that trigger unusual mental states, also referred to as "trips," altering the ...

The psychedelic 5-MeO-DMT seemed to induce similar patterns of brain activity in a lama - a revered spiritual teacher in ...

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 ...

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.