June 29, 2026
New Study Suggests Psilocybin May Significantly Improve Symptoms of Alzheimer’s Disease
Psilocybin—or magic mushrooms—has been used by Indigenous cultures for thousands of years for religious and healing rituals. However, in the West, the hallucinogenic fungi have been largely stigmatized and criminalized throughout much of the 20th century. Research into psychedelics came to an abrupt halt after they were outlawed in the 1960s and ’70s, but recent years have seen renewed interest in their therapeutic potential.
