Scientists have known the chemical structure of psilocybin since the late 1950s, but the biochemcial pathways that allow ‘shrooms to make the compound have remained obscure—until now.

"Psilocybin targets the serotonin receptors in the brain," he said, "just as most antidepressants do, but it has a very different chemical structure to currently available antidepressants and acts ...

Magic mushrooms grown on a farm in central Netherlands. Image: (AP) New research shows that psilocybin—the psychoactive compound that puts the magic in magic mushrooms—can be made by ...

Zappy Zapolin, a futurist and entrepreneur leading a prominent psychedelic concierge service, discussed psychedelics with Benzinga. ‘I am certain that psychedelic medicine will be part of ...

A team from Miami University genetically engineered the bacteria to churn out the psychoactive chemical psilocybin. This is increasingly being tested as a treatment for psychiatric disorders.

Local News Salem decriminalizes psilocybin, the ‘magic’ chemical in magic mushrooms Psilocybin has been promoted as a treatment for depression and other mental illnesses by medical and mental ...