Psilocybin & Magic Mushrooms

How Psychedelics May Rewire the Brain, According to a Major New Scan Analysis

Researchers combined more than 500 scans and found that psychedelics all pushed the brain toward a similar pattern of activity.

Magic Mushrooms Move Mainstream as Science and Policy Lag Behind

Psilocybin is moving into the mainstream faster than science and policy can keep up. Will this interest in move the regulatory needle?

How Psychedelic Therapy Is Changing PTSD Treatment in 2026

MDMA, psilocybin, and ketamine are transforming PTSD treatment. See the latest trial data, VA programs, state access, and what's available to patients right now in 2026.

Scientists Just Engineered a Plant That Produces Five Psychedelics at Once

The compounds include psilocin and psilocybin from magic mushrooms, DMT from the ayahuasca plant, and bufotenin and 5-methoxy-DMT secreted by the Sonoran Desert toad.

Lemon Tek: How It Works, Dosage Guide, and What To Expect

To lemon tek mushrooms means mixing psilocybin into a drink. This is why so many are doing it.

New Research Explores Whether Exercise and Psychedelics Could Be Combined to Treat Depression

A new commentary in Discover Mental Health argues that exercise and psychedelics target overlapping biological pathways and could produce synergistic antidepressant effects when combined.

Johns Hopkins Is Training the Next Generation of Psychedelic Researchers Through Its Student Internship Program

The Center for Psychedelic and Consciousness Research at Johns Hopkins is offering hands on clinical trial experience to students. Here is what the program involves.

Scientists Just Found an Ancient Relative of the World’s Most Famous Magic Mushroom

A new discovery is reshaping what researchers know about the origins of psilocybin mushrooms. Scientists have identified a previously misclassified species growing in southern Africa that may hold the key to understanding how Psilocybe cubensis — the most widely recognized magic mushroom — came to exist. Key Takeaway Detail New species discovered Psilocybe ochraceocentrata, found […]

Compass Pathways Delivers Two Positive Phase 3 Results for Psilocybin in Depression

Compass Pathways just gave the psychedelic medicine field its biggest day in years.

Low Dose Psilocybin Shows Metabolic Benefits Without the Trip

Psilocybin may do more than reshape how we think. New research suggests it could reshape how our bodies process fat, sugar, and insulin.