A year after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) opened the door to clinical use of lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD), US-based MindMed has launched phase 3 trials in the United States and Europe ...

Psychedelics, psychoactive substances that alter people's perceptions, mood and thought patterns, have recently shown promise for the treatment of some mental health disorders, including depression ...

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When Bridgette Mitchell is struggling with her depression and needs a little boost, she knows what to do. She drives 20 minutes from her home in Tenafly to the Keta Medical Center in Oradell, sits in ...

Imagine unremitting despair, 24-7, minimally responsive or totally unresponsive to medication or therapy. Just endless depression. This is a problem for at least a third of adults with depression, ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — It’s common for women to feel blue briefly after giving birth. But a severe mood problem could be postpartum depression, which can lead to suicide in rare cases. Could a synthetic ...

In 1943, biochemist Albert Hoffman accidentally ingested a chemical that he had synthesized from a fungus and discovered that it created hallucinations. The mind-bending chemical was lysergic acid ...

Addiction changes the brain, body, and behavior. Persistent insomnia, craving, depression, anhedonia, and anxiety may continue for months after sobriety, often leading to relapse. While we search for ...

Trending weight loss drugs such as Ozempic and Wegovy may be highly effective at tackling obesity, but are they also carrying some darker side effects in the long run? A new study shows these ...

Share on Pinterest GLP-1 drugs are linked to a lower risk of depression in people with diabetes, according to a new study. Image credit: Tatsiana Volkava/Getty Images. Depression among people with ...