In November 1956, three people gathered in a converted Connecticut barn to take LSD, a powerful psychedelic drug that was legal at the time. The children had just been put to bed upstairs. In the ...

While drug-induced mystical experiences can have benefits, research suggests they may not be enough to create lasting change.

Magic mushrooms, LSD and other psychoactive compounds may help to improve sexual function for months after the psychedelic experience. These are the findings of the first known scientific ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Silicon Valley has a long history with psychedelics. Apple cofounder Steve Jobs and OpenAI's Sam Altman have talked publicly about ...

In a mountain town about three hours outside of Mexico City, I sat on the floor of a thatched-roof palapa with blankets wrapped around me as a facilitator (both a researcher and medicine woman) sang ...

LSD was first synthesized by Swiss chemist Albert Hofmann in 1938. He discovered its powerful psychoactive effects in 1943 after accidentally ingesting a small amount and experiencing vivid ...

Comedian and best-selling author Chelsea Handler told Jimmy Kimmel that she celebrated her 50th birthday earlier this year skiing while microdosing LSD. She told the late night talk host on his ...

Disclosuree Michiel van Elk receives funding from the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research (NWO; grant id# VI.Vidi.191.107). He is affiliated as board member with Open Foundation ...

As cannabis and psychedelics continue to experience a modern-day renaissance, with increased education and access to information surrounding their use and benefits, we’re collectively crafting new ...