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Psilocybin Science & News
Stay up to date with psilocybin research and psychedelic science. Here you’ll find easy-to-read explainers, study breakdowns, and news on therapy, safety, and new discoveries around magic mushrooms.
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How MDMA, psilocybin, and other psychedelics are being studied as tools for healing trauma — including the Gabor Maté perspective. (2026 Update)
Why magic mushroom spores don't contain psilocybin ?
Mars 10, 2023
Spores are a type of reproductive cell produced by fungi that are essential to their life cycle. In the case of magic mushrooms, spores are used to create new mycelial networks and ultimately, new fruiting bodies. However, one interesting fact about magic mushroom spores is that they do not contain psilocybin, the active compound responsible for the mushrooms' psychoactive effects.
Continuer à lireMyths & Misconceptions About Psychedelics: The Truth Behind 8 Common Claims
Septembre 26, 2022
Debunking the Most Common Myths and Misconceptions About Psychedelics (2026 Update)
Psychedelics have been surrounded by fear, rumour, and misinformation for decades. Much of what most people "know" about them was shaped not by science, but by political campaigns from the 1970s — campaigns designed to discourage use rather than inform. Today, with research from universities like Johns Hopkins and Imperial College London producing serious data, we have the tools to look at these myths more honestly.
How Psychedelics Are Transforming Mental Health Treatment
Juillet 2, 2018
How psilocybin, MDMA, and other psychedelics are reshaping psychedelics mental health treatment — a comprehensive 2026 guide.
Psilocybin and Religious Leaders: The Johns Hopkins Clergy Study
Juillet 10, 2017
Psilocybin and religious leaders — from a 2017 news story to landmark published results in 2025. Here is everything we know about this groundbreaking study.
In this guide: In 2015, researchers at Johns Hopkins University and NYU launched a landmark clinical trial. They gave psilocybin — the active compound in magic mushrooms — to two dozen religious leaders from four major world religions. The results, finally published in 2025, reveal that 96% of participants rated the experience among the top five most spiritually significant moments of their lives.
This post covers the full story: the study design, the key findings, the controversy that delayed publication, and what it all means for the future of psilocybin research.
Do Magic Mushrooms Change Your Personality? The Science of Psilocybin and Openness
Décembre 21, 2014
What science says about psilocybin, personality change, and the trait of openness (2026 Update)
Many people who have had a meaningful psilocybin experience describe feeling changed afterwards — more curious, more connected, more willing to look at life differently. For a long time, this was dismissed as subjective impression. Then researchers at Johns Hopkins University decided to measure it properly, and what they found was difficult to ignore. Psilocybin appears to change personality — specifically, it increases a core personality trait called openness — in a measurable, lasting way.
Are magic mushrooms addictive?
Décembre 8, 2014
Whether you're going to take a drug for the first time or just curious about the workings of one. It's normal to take a minute and ask ourselves if this drug is an addictive drug and if it can be dangerous for our health. Do some research before usage Days ago we compared the 'danger' of magic mushrooms with the danger of a legal and extended psychoactive substance: alcohol. Today we are going to talk about the addictive power of magic mushrooms, if it exists. Are magic mushrooms addictive?
To jump to the conclusion of the research: "We did not find use of psychedelics to be an independent risk factor for mental health problems." Not saying it is healthy or promote the use of lsd or magic mushrooms the researchers de-mythified some general assumption of psychedelic drugs use. Continuer à lire
Legal status of hallucinogenic mushrooms
Février 22, 2012
Updated March 2026 · Originally published February 2012
The legal status of magic mushrooms is shifting faster than ever. Across the globe, advocacy groups, researchers, and landmark court rulings are reshaping how societies view psilocybin. This guide focuses on the countries and regions where magic mushrooms are fully legal, the court cases expanding access, and the organisations driving reform.
A clinical trial of 'magic mushroom therapy' could take place in the UK within a year following two ground-breaking studies.
Doctors plan to treat depressed patients who cannot be helped by modern drugs or behaviour-based psychotherapy with the active ingredient in hallucinogenic mushrooms. Continuer à lire
