Wellness & Longevity

The industry touting the drug as an antidepressant has grown too quickly, experts say, leaving patients at risk

“Dance is a real form of therapy.”

Nudism is magical! But why? What does make nudism magical? What are the secret ingredients that bring magic in simple nudity?

Nearly two-thirds of young adults report having either depression or anxiety. In California, Connecticut, Illinois, and other states, lawmakers are considering their options for psychedelics legalization.

What do we know about the role of ‘ego death’ and other transformative experiences in psychedelic therapies?

More than 60% of family caregivers of individuals with Alzheimer's disease (AD) experienced at least mild depressive symptoms already at the time the individual with AD was diagnosed. In one third of them, depressive symptoms worsened during a five-year follow-up.

These are the top cannabis strains that can potentially have an impact on individuals suffering from dementia to concussions.

How can we die better? Emerging evidence suggests that psilocybin-assisted therapy can alleviate patients' existential fear and distress surrounding death from cancer and other conditions.

One of the best-known regions of the brain, the cerebellum accounts for just 10 percent of the organ's total volume, but contains more than 50 percent of its neurons.

We have recent research to thank for the foundation of the pleasure revolution.

Scientists treating depression and a range of other mental illnesses have been running controlled trials using MDMA and psychedelic drugs such as LSD and the results have been encouraging

Results of a small phase 2 study show psilocybin, the psychoactive compound in "magic mushrooms," is as effective in easing the symptoms of moderate-to-severe depression as a widely prescribed SSRI.

How Psychedelics Are Helping Some People Cope With Racial Trauma Drugs like ketamine and psilocybin offer patients a new perspective on their experiences with racism In a handful of clinics across …

CEO Florian Brand told Insider that the money will be used to "double down" on the company's existing strategy.

Ketamine has two forms, called isomers: R-ketamine and S-ketamine. We explain the nuances of ketamine’s neurochemistry.

Ronald Purser, a Buddhist teacher and a professor of management, advises us to approach mindfulness techniques with a critical eye. He says mindfulness practices have been co-opted by capitalist interests, freeing corporations and governments from responsibility for the larger issues at play in our stressful society.

In January the UK’s first medical psychedelic clinic is due to open in Bristol, offering ketamine-assisted psychotherapy

Whether you're wondering about the dissociative drug recreationally or therapeutically, here are the facts about what it does and how it works.

New research provides evidence that the active ingredient in so-called magic mushrooms can affect brain processes related to emotional functioning long

The active ingredient in magic mushrooms, psilocybin, may cause its trippy experiences by making different brain regions much more interconnected

Read our Microdosing Mushrroms Guide to find out how microdosing psilocybin can help with depression, anxiety or mood disorders.

Why I Quit Ayahuasca Shamanism After 11 Years and 1,000 Ceremonies

"There's incredible potential here."

A colleague and friend referred a shaman to my private practice. We did brief and very focused work in one area of distress. As our work together was ending, she told me about an upcoming retreat for mental health professionals focused on psychedelic medicine, bridging the gap between ceremony and t

Music is considered an important component of psychedelic therapy for mood disorders and addiction, but little empirical research has been done to examine the nature of its therapeutic role. A new paper from our Beckley/Imperial study, on psilocybin therapy for treatment-resistant depression,  reveals the ways in which subjective response to music is intensified under psychedelics, and demonstrates the influence of…

Neuroscientist Sara Lazar found that people who meditated had more gray matter in the part of the brain linked to decision-making and working memory.

As MDMA sits on the precipice of being legally approved as clinical treatment for PTSD in the United States, a team of researchers from the University of Exeter set out to try to better understand what long-term effects the drug has on a person’s ability to emotionally empathize with others.