Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Better moods, higher concentration levels, more creativity - and all without the usual risks associated with hard drugs: ...

Depression is a highly prevalent mental health condition. Because many patients fail to respond to standard therapies, there is a pressing need for alternative approaches. Recently, administration of ...

Dr Albert Hofmann accidentally discovered the hallucinatory effects of LSD in April 1943. In 1986, he told the BBC about a "terrifying" bicycle ride home from the laboratory – and about how his ...

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 ...

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 ...

A new study suggests that lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), also known as acid, could reduce anxiety. This marks the first-ever trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of MM120 (a pharmaceutical ...

The League for Spiritual Discovery, an LSD-based meditation center in New York City, in 1967 Ben Martin / Getty Images Bicycle Day, celebrated annually on April 19, commemorates the world’s first ...

Proponents of LSD "microdosing"—taking small amounts of the drug at regular intervals—claim it can improve mood and cognitive function. But new research by the University of Chicago has not found ...

Scientists have identified a drug that appears to produce the antidepressant effects of LSD without the psychedelic side effects — at least in mice. Drugs like magic mushrooms and LSD can act as ...

A recent study published in the British Journal of Pharmacology looked into how psychedelics like LSD can affect the biological endocannabinoid system, otherwise targeted by cannabis compounds, which ...

Previous studies have shown that the hallucinogenic effects of LSD are mediated to a large extent by the signaling pathway involving the β-arrestin-2 protein. Thus, it is possible that compounds that ...