Psilocybin (the active compound in 'magic mushrooms') is being tested in people whose depression hasn't improved with standard treatments — a condition called treatment-resistant depression, or TRD. The prediction is that by November 7, 2026, at least one research team will announce that psilocybin meaningfully reduced depression scores compared to a dummy treatment in a large trial. This would be a significant milestone for legitimizing psilocybin as a real medicine.
The listed depression-resistant trial is maturing and prior psilocybin TRD programs (e.g., COMPASS COMP360) have shown dose-dependent MADRS separation. Named endpoint and timepoint make this falsifiable rather than vague.
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