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Dr Albert Hofmann accidentally discovered the hallucinatory effects of LSD in April 1943. In 1986, he told the BBC about a "terrifying" bicycle ride home from the laboratory.

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 ...

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 found ...

A new study published in the journal Neuropsychopharmacology provided results from one of the first modern clinical investigations of its kind to compare the effects of psychedelic drugs lysergic acid ...

According to new research, psychedelic-assisted therapy could be a surprisingly effective and long-lasting treatment for anxiety and depression-related symptoms. As detailed in a new study published ...

Psychotropic drugs are all the rage now as a potential treatment of brain diseases. Examples are ketamine and psilocybin for depression and PTSD. More recently, a single dose of LSD was found to have ...

In this randomized study, microdosing LSD was not more effective than placebo in reducing ADHD symptoms in adults. Repeated doses of the low-dose LSD were safe in an outpatient setting.

A recent study published in the British Journal of Pharmacology looked into how psychedelics like LSD can affect the biological endocannabinoid system, otherwise targeted by cannabis compounds, which ...

The League for Spiritual Discovery, an LSD-based meditation center in New York City, in 1967 Ben Martin / Getty Images Bicycle Day, celebrated annually on April 19, commemorates the world’s first ...

Previous studies have shown that the hallucinogenic effects of LSD are mediated to a large extent by the signaling pathway involving the β-arrestin-2 protein. Thus, it is possible that compounds that ...