Placebo

We all know the placebo effect is a powerful thing—it can ease pain, alleviate depression, turn CBD into a…

The placebo effect is real, we all know that. Our bodies can be tricked into getting better and healthier even when…

Can we harness the mind to reduce side-effects and slash drug costs?

In today's experiments, one of the most common tricks that experimental psychologists play is giving people placebos…

When a dog is left alone, it can be scary for them. Some dogs get so anxious that they destroy your stuff, scratch…

The power of suggestion can be an incredible thing, and in few way is this more apparent than with the placebo…

The placebo effect seems to make little sense: get ill, take a dummy pill, and you'll recover in much the same way…

Every hear of (or see) someone smoking a banana peel to get high? Neither have I. However, the smoking of banana…

The placebo effect seems to make no sense: get mildly ill, take a dummy pill without knowing it's ineffective, and…

The placebo effect is so strange and mysterious, how can fake pills trick ourselves out into feeling better? This…

NixVAX was supposed to be this magical vaccine that helped smokers kick the habit. Awesome, right? Yeah! Too bad it…

Neuroscientists have conducted a study showing spinal-cord neural activity when individuals were convinced that…