Moms just want to feel like themselves again, so some are microdosing 'magic mushrooms' (but here's what you need to know)

First it was wine. Then it was weed. Now? Mushrooms. Microdosing psilocybin, the active compound in so-called "magic ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Magic Mushrooms Evolved Psilocybin Not Once, but Twice

Psilocybe cubensis, a mushroom that produces the psychoactive compound psilocybin. Felix Blei / Leibniz-HKI Researchers don’t know exactly how psilocybin, a psychoactive compound found in psychedelic ...
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Can Magic Mushrooms Help You Age Better? Here’s What Science Says

From cellular repair to cognitive resilience, researchers are exploring how psychedelics could influence the biology of aging. A 2025 study found that mice given monthly doses of psilocybin over 10 ...
Medical Xpress

Can psychedelic mushrooms turn back the clock? Study suggests psilocybin preserves telomere length

A compound found in psychedelic mushrooms may have antiaging properties. Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine have found that psilocybin, the active compound in psychedelic mushrooms, may extend ...
NBC News

Psilocybin use is on the rise as public perception changes, report shows

More Americans are using psilocybin, the hallucinogenic compound found in psychedelic mushrooms. A report published Monday in the journal Annals of Internal Medicine found psilocybin use has been ...
Scientific American

Magic Mushroom Edibles Found to Contain Undisclosed Ingredients—And No Psilocybin

Researchers tested 12 “magic mushroom” edible products sold in Portland, Ore., and found no trace of psilocybin, the hallucinogenic compound that gives magic mushrooms their name. Instead seven of the ...