Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Of the dozen or so common, woodchip-loving urban mushrooms that grow in the Pacific Northwest, there are three that are of ...

For centuries, healers knew what science is only now confirming: psilocybin is a powerful healing medicine. Could magic ...

Amid a renaissance in the science of psychedelics, public interest in psilocybin – or magic mushrooms, as they’ve long been known – is surging. One study found that rates of psilocybin use increased ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When you think about magic mushrooms, you are likely thinking of Psilocybe cubensis, perhaps the most popular species. Where these ...

“Magic mushrooms” are consumed recreationally and for medicinal purposes around the world. These fungi gained their fame as “magic” because they produce chemical compounds (called psilocybin and ...

A compound found in magic mushrooms can treat depression by cutting brain activity that gets people stuck in loops of negative thinking, a new study revealed. Hundreds of millions of people worldwide ...

The compound in psychedelic mushrooms helped heavy drinkers cut back or quit entirely in the most rigorous test of psilocybin for alcoholism. More research is needed to see if the effect lasts and ...

Psilocybin for medical use has been legal in Oregon since 2020. Mazatec psilocybin mushrooms during their 3 day drying time after harvest. (Photo by Joe Amon/MediaNews Group/The Denver Post via Getty ...

SCIENTISTS ARE LOOKING AT THE PSYCHEDELIC DRUG AS A TREATMENT FOR POSTPARTUM DEPRESSION. WESH 2 NEWS JILLIAN CAMPBELL TALKED WITH A MOM AND DOCTORS WHO SAY THIS COULD BE THE MEDICINE OF THE FUTURE.

DENVER — As states like Colorado relax the rules on psilocybin, or magic mushrooms, more people are giving a trip a try. A new study from researchers at Rocky Mountain Poison and Drug Safety found ...

Magic mushrooms are quietly taking root across the Pacific Northwest. It happens every winter and spring when conditions are just right. After a few good rains, some cool nights, and a bit of sun, ...