Psilocybin—the psychoactive compound in "magic mushrooms"—is gaining scientific attention for its potential in treating ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A North Reading man has been arrested after police say they found a “sophisticated drug manufacturing laboratory” in his home.

7:09 p.m. Aug. 22, 2025: An earlier version of this story reported that Dr. Sunil Aggarwal filed a lawsuit after a 2020 petition seeking to reschedule psilocybin was denied. He filed that petition in ...

A new bill in West Virginia aims to legalize the prescription use of psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, ...

Researchers develop 4e, a psilocin derivative that provides sustained serotonin activity without the hallucinogenic effects of magic mushrooms.

Psilocybin, the best-known psychedelic substance derived from "magic" mushrooms, is a Schedule I substance: an illegal drug ...

There's a new type of research lab for Northwell Health. The Center for Psychedelics Research and Treatment is getting ready to study the effects of legal and illegal substances on patients seeking ...

A North Reading man has been arrested after police say they found a “sophisticated drug manufacturing laboratory” in his home. Christopher Vlahakis, 57, was arrested Thursday and charged with unlawful ...

Researchers synthesized modified versions of psilocin that retained their activity while producing fewer hallucinogenic-like ...