Patients who took 'magic mushrooms' drug saw reduction in symptoms of depression

Taking a psychedelic drug extracted from "magic mushrooms" may provide lasting benefits for people tormented by incurable depression, new research suggests.

A small pilot trial of 12 patients with treatment-resistant depression - which in some cases had persisted for decades - found that every participant experienced a reduction in symptoms a week after taking the strictly controlled Class A drug psilocybin.