People with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) may soon have a new treatment option: MDMA. MDMA is the chemical compound found in the drug commonly called ecstasy. In August, the Food and Drug ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A growing body of evidence points to MDMA's therapeutic potential for managing an array of hard-to-treat conditions like PTSD and ...

This story has been updated to correct the misspelling of Lykos Therapeutics. We regret the error. These drugs, often praised for their potential benefits, can cause ...

When the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) declined to approve MDMA-assisted psychotherapy as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) last year, the details of its objections were not ...

A decades-long campaign to legalize MDMA as a mainstream medical treatment will reach a climax as soon as Friday, with the Food and Drug Administration poised to decide whether the psychedelic should ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal health regulators are questioning the safety and evidence behind the first bid to use MDMA, the mind-altering club drug, as a treatment for PTSD, part of a decadeslong effort ...

In less than three months, the Food and Drug Administration will decide whether to approve MDMA as the first new treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder in more than two decades. It’s a landmark ...

MDMA therapy uses regulated doses of MDMA alongside psychotherapy sessions to help treat certain psychiatric conditions. MDMA increases certain neurotransmitters, such as serotonin, in the brain.

Just like shoulder pads and bleached tips, drugs fall in and out of fashion with the scientific and medical establishment. And perhaps none is having such a renaissance moment as MDMA. Whether you ...

Drugmaker Lykos Therapeutics announced on Aug. 9, 2024, that the Food and Drug Administration declined to approve the company's application for the use of MDMA-assisted therapy in the treatment of ...