How can we tell if a depression treatment works beyond placebo? A new real-world method measuring placebo shows that ...

What if the biggest driver of the antidepressant “effect” isn’t the drug, but your expectation? Learn why the placebo effect can create real change and what it means for recovery.

Many continue to worry about experiencing side effects from vaccines -- especially the COVID-19 vaccines -- but new data from a comprehensive meta-analysis suggests there is little to fear. The study ...

One of the most intriguing processes in medicine is the placebo effect: the healing power of a sham therapy, when it’s offered to patients with the suggestion that it will help. Neuroscientists have ...

The placebo effect is a fascinating phenomenon where patients experience real changes in their health after receiving a treatment that has no therapeutic effect. This effect highlights the powerful ...

Over the past month or so, I have seen several advertisements for different modalities for pain relief. Seeing these advertisements, which featured devices such as TENS units and ultrasound machines, ...

When you were a child and fell playing outside, a single bandage — a placebo of sorts — could take away the pain. The placebo effect has long been somewhat of a medical mystery. While researchers ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. The placebo effect can have a significant influence on treatment ...

Like the pop culture trope, the placebo effect has an ‘evil twin’. While the placebo effect is said to promote healing by influencing a person’s beliefs, the nocebo effect is claimed to harm through ...