A natural psychedelic may do more than alter perception. A new study found that at sub-hallucinogenic doses, DMT shielded the brain from stroke damage in animal models, reducing inflammation, ...

Interest in the therapeutic potential of psychedelics, having lain relatively dormant in the face of stigma and heavy regulations for decades, has reignited in the last ten years. Landmark studies ...

The pineal gland releases several important hormones, but there’s no conclusive evidence that it releases DMT. The pineal gland releases hormones such as melatonin, which helps regulate the body clock ...

Robust new research, published in the journal Translational Psychiatry, is reporting on several years of animal studies showing how a psychedelic drug called dimethyltryptamine (DMT) can promote brain ...

Users of the psychedelic drug DMT have told scientists what it's like to encounter otherworldly beings during trips. The authors of a study published in the Journal of Psychopharmacology learned their ...

DMT, a Schedule I controlled substance in the United States, is known for being a relatively fast-acting drug. But how long do its effects actually last? Here’s a closer look at the factors that ...