Researchers are investigating whether the drug could be used in mainstream medicine—with and without its hallucinatory ...

While dosing is the most significant determinant, other psychological and pharmacological factors also play a critical role. A positive mood before drug intake was strongly linked to elevated ratings ...

In large doses, lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD) can repair damaged neurons in the brain, and reveal new ways of seeing the world. In small doses, microdosers chase the effects of the drug on ...

A new study suggests that lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), also known as acid, could reduce anxiety. This marks the first-ever trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of MM120 (a pharmaceutical ...

Share on Pinterest The use of psychedelic drugs such as LSD in mental health treatment is at the forefront of clinical research. Lyuba Burakova/Stocksy Psychedelic compounds have gained increased ...

University of Auckland researchers report that an 8-week, twice-weekly LSD microdosing regimen for major depressive disorder was feasible and well-tolerated, with Montgomery-Åsberg Depression Rating ...

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 ...

LSD reduced symptoms of anxiety in a midstage study published Thursday, paving the way for additional testing and possible medical approval of a psychedelic drug that has been banned in the U.S. for ...

A landmark clinical trial testing the effect of microdosing LSD on symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) recently delivered its first data readout and the results have been ...

The work was led by David E. Olson, director of the Institute for Psychedelics and Neurotherapeutics at the University of California, Davis. Scientists in Olson’s lab and at Delix Therapeutics, a ...