Scientists have long known that psychedelics like LSD can help the brain grow new connections. These drugs promote something called neuroplasticity, which helps the brain heal from mental illness. But ...

The Food and Drug Administration just endorsed the psychedelic LSD for the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder, paving the way for more innovation and investment in the space. Biotech company ...

The stocks of several companies developing psychedelic treatments for mental illnesses soared on Monday after President Donald Trump put his support behind them. Compass Pathways shares closed 42.3% ...

LSD usage is on the rise among U.S. adults – especially young adults with depression. And the trend mirrors growing research into the psychedelic drug's ability to treat mental health disorders like ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. March 7 (UPI) --A psychedelic medicine biotech company announced Thursday its LSD-based drug has won U.S. Food and Drug ...

LSD was accidentally discovered by Albert Hofmann at the Sandoz pharmaceutical company in Switzerland in 1938. It was apparently useless, but from 1947 it was marketed as “a cure for everything from ...

A single dose of the psychedelic drug LSD may ease generalized anxiety disorder for months, a clinical trial has found. The trial results, published Thursday (Sept. 4) in JAMA, include data from 194 ...