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A new study reveals how psychedelics can physically reshape our brains to help fight depression
The paper suggests that psychedelics could help regrow parts of your brain cells, a finding that co…
Yeji Jesse Lee
A therapist who helps moms microdose shares 4 things anyone should do before trying psychedelics
Some moms are microdosing, or taking small doses of psychedelics, for their mental health, The Wash…
Yeji Jesse Lee
The stock of psychedelics giant Atai is tumbling after a treatment failed to help patients in a trial
Atai Life Sciences' ketamine-based therapy failed to help patients with depression in a mid-stage t…
Sarah Braner
I visited a 'magic' mushroom dispensary in Canada, where the drug is illegal but vendors hope selling it openly will spur legalization
Zoomers Dispensary said it is Canada's first magic mushroom dispensary.Allana Akhtar/Insider
Allana Akhtar
A Y Combinator-backed startup just raised $39 million to develop new psychedelic treatments for depression
Gilgamesh Pharmaceuticals is working to develop psychedelics that work faster and may be free of ha…
Yeji Jesse Lee
I took psychedelic mushrooms to help me come to terms with my bisexuality. Now I'm able to accept myself fully.
When Sian Ferguson tripped on mushrooms, she tried to analyze her bisexuality. Ironically, she lear…
Sian Ferguson
Oregon will soon be the first state in the US where you can take magic mushrooms legally. Here's everything you need to know.
An Oregon magic mushroom experience won't come cheap — at the low end, sessions could cost around $…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce,…
A man whose daily cluster headaches felt like a smoldering ice pick in his eyes says he found relief after taking LSD
Jeffry Bader told Insider he's "starting to really live again" after taking LSD for excruciating cl…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
Going to psychedelic therapy with my partner twice a year has been the best thing we've ever done for our relationship
The author says ketamine-assisted therapy has helped him and his partner make more progress than ot…
Justin Mares
I used psychedelics to treat my PTSD after other treatments failed. My experience using these medicines with therapy led me to found my own company.
Jonathan Sabbagh told Insider about how his use of ayahuasca and ketamine-assisted therapy led him …
Yeji Jesse Lee
An ex-police officer turned senator unwittingly took 'magic' mushrooms without realizing now he microdoses the drug most days to ease his depression
So far, there's no hard evidence that microdosing works. Sen. Larry Campbell said the most importan…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce
Matt Gaetz blames the 'gerontocracy' for stymieing psychedelics legislation in Congress
Gaetz said that's why he's happy the fight is being led by two younger lawmakers, Reps. Alexandria …
Brent D. Griffiths
We're tracking the most important experiments that could turn psychedelics like LSD and ecstasy into approved medicines
There are hundreds of trials exploring the medical potential of psychedelics. We identified the mos…
Dr. Catherine Schuster-Bruce,…
A legal psychedelic mushroom species is being sold in the US. It can cause euphoria — or 'temporary insanity'
A dispensary in Florida stocking Amanita muscaria products claims to be the first shop in the U.S. …
Catherine Schuster-Bruce
After their father and grandfather died of Alzheimer's, these brothers began exploring how functional and psychedelic mushrooms can impact brain health
After their father and grandfather died of Alzheimer's, they founded a company to better understand…
Kelly Burch
5 people who used psychedelics to treat PTSD describe their experiences
Using psychedelics for mental health treatment is turning mainstream. Insider talked to people who …
Julia Naftulin,Yeji Jesse Lee
Johns Hopkins, Yale, and NYU are teaming up to tackle a key bottleneck that will arise as psychedelics come to market
Top academic institutions and the medical establishment are warming up to psychedelic compounds.
Yeji Jesse Lee
Aaron Rodgers said taking the psychedelic drug ayahuasca led to 'the best season of my career'
Green Bay Packers quarterback Aaron Rodgers said ayahuasca tea taught him to "unconditionally love"…
Anna Medaris
Matthew Perry's death means hard questions for the ketamine movement
Ketamine contributed to Matthew Perry's death. Experts are grappling with how to talk about the dru…
Anna Silman
Inside the battle that's brewing as psychedelic companies fight for patent rights
These are Insider's biggest healthcare stories for November 9.