Use of the drug MDMA, commonly known as ecstasy, may lead to lasting difficulties with learning and memory that persist long after a person stops taking it. A new analysis indicates that people who ...

MDMA is an illegal drug that can enhance a person's sense of well-being and empathy toward other people. (Getty Images) An independent panel for the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has rejected the ...

This photo provided by the Center for Psychedelic Therapy Research shows a Yehuda Lab MDMA-assisted therapy treatment room at the James J. Peters Department of Veterans Affairs Medical Center in the ...

Repeat use of MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine), otherwise known as ecstasy, may increase self-reported "emotional empathy" over time, new research suggests. In a cross-sectional study of the ...

Share on Pinterest A key FDA panel voted down approving MDMA-assisted therapy to treat PTSD. pixdeluxe/Getty Images An expert panel of the Food and Drug Administration reviewed two studies on ...

MDMA (3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine), known colloquially as Molly and Ecstasy, is a synthetic drug with effects similar to stimulants like methamphetamine. It was first synthesized in 1912 by ...

A panel of advisers to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration will meet to discuss a therapy based on the psychedelic drug MDMA for patients with post-traumatic stress disorder. The meeting is the ...

Untreated mental health concerns remain devastating for our nation, and there is an ongoing need for expanded options and access. In the past few years, there has been a resurgence in interest in ...

Clin Nurse Spec. 2005;19(2):63-64. In my pediatric practice, increasingly I am hearing about adolescent use of Ecstasy. Patients report that the drug is not addictive and is prevalent at parties. What ...

Also known as molly or ecstasy, MDMA has the potential to treat post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). But psychedelic-assisted therapy can only be administered by a trained professional. Without the ...