Research BackgroundToad venom (Chansu), first documented in the "Yaoxing Lun" (Treatise on the Properties of Medicines), is a treasured traditional ...

A colorado river toad (Incilius alvarius). The rarely seen amphibian is native to parts of Northwestern Mexico and the Southwestern U.S. Image: Vladimir Wrangel (Shutterstock) A potential depression ...

Hallucinogenic compounds that activate multiple receptors, found in Colorado River toads, show “promising transdiagnostic therapeutic with rapid and lasting effects” for conditions such as depression ...

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Police have seized several bottles of toad poison and 11 litres of the psychedelic drug ayahuasca during a series of raids at a “spiritual retreat” in eastern Spain. Three people were arrested after ...

Longevity guru Bryan Johnson has long had questions about the bounds of human consciousness. He says smoking a psychedelic found in Sonoran toad venom gave him clarity. "I know what it feels like to ...

Longevity enthusiast Bryan Johnson said he often contemplates a question that has perplexed philosophers for centuries — how big is human consciousness? So he decided to turn to psychedelics. "I know ...