Magic mushrooms have a low risk of addiction, but research is ongoing, and people may risk poisoning from picking the wrong types of mushrooms. The effects of psilocybin vary widely. Adverse side ...

Researchers have uncovered two key brain mechanisms—specific neurons and a serotonin receptor—that help explain how ...

Psilocybin is the active ingredient that gives so-called "magic mushrooms" their hallucinogenic kick. It also has a therapeutic potential for treating depression.

A Melbourne health guru has admitted trafficking magic mushrooms at a retreat where she supplied a psychedelic-laced potion to a woman who later died. Ringwood North mum Rachael Dixon ...

Psilocybin - the active ingredient in magic mushrooms - has shown promise in reducing symptoms of depression after one or two doses, with few side effects and no signs of causing addiction.

Long associated with hippie counter-culture, magic mushrooms remain illegal in much ... for treatment of certain forms of depression and addiction. But the consequences of chronic use are still ...

This article was medically reviewed by Mia Hazle, MD, a psychiatrist in the Division of Addiction Psychiatry ... If you eat psilocybin mushrooms, aka magic mushrooms, you'll likely start to ...

ITHACA, N.Y. – Psilocybin is the active ingredient that gives so-called "magic mushrooms" their hallucinogenic kick. It also ...

Long associated with hippie counter-culture, magic mushrooms remain illegal in much ... for treatment of certain forms of depression and addiction. But the consequences of chronic use are still ...