Two UW-Madison researchers will be conducting a clinical study on a psilocybin-based drug being developed by a Canadian pharmaceutical company. Psilocybin is the psychoactive component of so-called "magic mushrooms," which scientists around the world are studying as a potential method for treating mental health issues...
Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry spent 14 years in that chair before twice running for president and later becoming President Trump’s Department of Energy secretary. Never a fan of legalizing recreational drugs, Perry came out of semi-retirement this spring to back a Texas Democrat in her bid...
A nonprofit started by the head of Promega Corp. to study psychedelic drugs for depression and other mental health conditions is getting its own headquarters in Fitchburg amid an expanding national profile for psychoactive medicine. The Usona Institute, formed by Promega CEO Bill Linton in 2014,...