A placebo is often thought of in terms of a sugar pill but it essentially refers to any treatment or intervention that in itself has no biological effect - e.g. a saline injection or even ...

The secret to the placebo effect is releasing stress about how it’s going to happen. Once you’ve set your intention, it’s imperative to let go of the need to know exactly how it’ll show up ...

Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s nonaddictive drug for lower back pain didn’t do better than a placebo in a midstage trial, ...

Its ability to shape our health outcomes through belief alone is evident in the much celebrated placebo effect, one of the strongest testaments to the mind’s power. While much attention has been ...

Short-term menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) did not have long-term cognitive effects when given to women in early postmenopause, according to a study published November 21 in the journal PLOS ...

Department of Psychiatry, Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, UK Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton, UK ...