Would a Placebo Help You?
Psychology Today,
Placebo effects may be linked to particular genes.
Placebo effects may be linked to particular genes.
Guilt is a double-edged sword. It can be a reminder to improve and a motivation to apologise. It can also lead to pathological…
Sometimes called “sugar pills”, the concept has been around since the 1800s.
Did you ever feel your own shoulders relax when you saw a friend receive a shoulder massage? For those of you who said “yes,…
The concept of placebos – which are sometimes called “sugar pills” – has been around since the 1800s. Wladimir Bulgar/Science…
The concept of placebos – which are sometimes called “sugar pills” – has been around since the 1800s. Wladimir Bulgar/Science…
The Causes and Consequences of…
A placebo can be understood as a medical intervention that lacks direct specific therapeutic effects on the condition for which…
Placebos receive little attention in the health policy space. I’m not sure if they are understudied by researchers, but it…
One of the key concepts essential to science-based medicine is the placebo: What it is, what it isn’t, and how it complicates…
A recently published survey at PLOS One of UK primary care doctors reports that 97% have prescribed an “impure placebo” at…
One of the recurring topics here at SBM is the idea of the placebo: What it is, what it isn’t, and how it complicates our…
Eye-catching studies that I didn't have the chance to report on in full: Over last 50 yrs - American English books have become…
By Benjamin P. Geisler, MD…