UCSF is seeking volunteers for a trial using LSD to treat generalized anxiety disorder - a poorly understood and potentially ...
New treatments for mental health and behavioral disorders are desperately needed. Rates of depression, anxiety, PTSD, and substance use disorders soared during the pandemic, and traditional ...
This article was originally published on Psychedelic Spotlight and appears here with permission. New study suggests that a non-hallucinogenic LSD analog may hold therapeutic potential for mood ...
While trying to understand what makes the psychedelic drug LSD work, Dr. Mattias Liechti, head of the Liechti Laboratory at the University of Basel Hospital, stumbled onto something unexpected. During ...
Scientists have identified a drug that appears to produce the antidepressant effects of LSD without the psychedelic side effects — at least in mice. Drugs like magic mushrooms and LSD can act as ...
Two later-stage trials investigating LSD for treating anxiety are due to conclude in 2026, which could lead to the drug being ...
Proponents of LSD “microdosing” -- taking small amounts of the drug at regular intervals -- claim it can improve mood and cognitive function. But new research by the University of Chicago has not ...
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 ...