A new study from the University of Victoria (UVic) has identified a segment of traumatic brain injury survivors who are using psychedelics to self-medicate for cognitive, mood and somatic symptoms such as headaches. In a ...
Apr 27, 2026
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A study led by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine reveals higher rates of substance use among all non-heterosexual groups in the U.S., including people who are uncertain of or who use different ...
Feb 18, 2026
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Psychedelic substances are increasingly being used under medical supervision to treat anxiety disorders and depression. However, the mechanisms by which these substances influence our perception and consciousness are largely ...
Feb 13, 2026
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People who have received emergency or hospital care in Canada due to hallucinogen use have a six-fold increased risk of receiving care for mania in the next three years, according to a study published in PLOS Medicine by ...
Dec 2, 2025
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When people use a psychedelic called dimethyltryptamine (DMT), they experience a temporary loss of their sense of self. DMT interacts with a frequency of brain activity associated with self-referential processes (alpha waves), ...
Nov 24, 2025
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Investor appetite in corporate psychedelia is returning, but the sector faces fundamental barriers to profitability, according to new research.
Nov 20, 2025
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A study published in JAMA Network Open analyzed national hospital admission data from 2016 to 2023 to assess whether decriminalizing psychedelics—such as psilocybin ("magic mushrooms")—has led to more people needing emergency ...
Nov 19, 2025
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Using psychedelics to treat psychiatric diseases has become less controversial as scientists continue to reveal their underlying mechanisms. In an eNeuro paper, researchers led by Pavel Ortinski, from the University of Kentucky, ...
Oct 27, 2025
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Immersive virtual reality experiences can reproduce visual hallucination effects, miming those induced by the use of psychedelic substances.
Oct 9, 2025
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The most basic assumption about how psychedelic medicine works is at least partially flawed: Psychedelics are altering not just a few specific brain cells, but the vast majority of them, according to a new University of Michigan ...
Sep 29, 2025
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