From the discovery of gravitational waves to a promising male contraceptive, it was a groundbreaking year for science
2016’s best bits: breakthroughs in science
Power of psychedelic drugs to lift mental distress shown in trials
In 1970 US authorities said drugs like LSD had no medical use, but two tests may just have proven that wrong
Magic mushrooms lift severe depression in clinical trial
Results raise hopes that active substance in class 1 drug could be used to treat mental health conditions in future
Supper with the Psychedelic Society – tales of therapy, poetry and ayahuasca
Speakers at an event in north London describe their positive experiences of drugs such as psilocybin and LSD, part of a wider resurgence
Depressed? Your doctor might soon prescribe ketamine
It may take some time to get the general public used to the idea of treating mental illness with drugs many associate with hard partying, but the medical community is jumping aboard the psychedelics train
LSD’s impact on the brain revealed in groundbreaking images
First modern scans of people high on psychedelic drug has given researchers unprecedented insight into neural basis for its effects
Psychoactive substances ban will ‘end brain research’ in Britain, experts warn
David Nutt, former government chief drugs adviser, says banning of legal highs has already been destructive to Parkinson’s and anti-smoking research
Field studies: science at Latitude festival 2015
A music festival might not seem an obvious place to see and hear science, but Latitude was full of it.