The International Medicinal Mushrooms Conference 13 convened from September 22-25 in the charming historic castle town of Bragança, Portugal in the biodiverse Trás-os-Montes region. An international delegation of some of the world’s top mushroom researchers and industry representatives convened to share the latest findings in the field, collectively engage with challenges and opportunities facing the industry, and envision a collaborative and prosperous future for the sector

MUSHEEZ® has published a new free guide: Launching a Functional Mushroom Product Range — An EU-focused readiness checklist for brands, buyers and product developers.

Researchers at the University of Vienna produced flexible leather-like sheets from Agaricus bisporus mushroom processing residues using papermaking methods.

A single 5g dose of psilocybin-containing mushrooms (Enigma strain) was associated with striking short-term functional improvements in an octogenarian with a decade-long history of advanced Alzheimer's disease, including the return of spontaneous speech, urinary continence, and independent movement. Psilocybin acts on serotonin 5-HT2A receptors to alter large-scale brain network dynamics and may promote structural neural plasticity, potentially making residual functional capa

A rigorous 18-week clinical trial found that daily consumption of maitake mushrooms significantly improved cognitive scores in healthy older adults, particularly in memory.