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Feb. 22, 2022 The placebo effect activates same brain circuits targeted by brain-stimulation therapy for ...
Apr. 25, 2021 In an experimental pain study of CBD in humans, researchers conclude that CBD pain relief is driven by both pharmacological action and psychological placebo ...
Mar. 30, 2021 In a randomized clinical trial, researchers found participants with moderate to severe irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) who were knowingly treated with a pharmacologically inactive pill -- referred to ...
Oct. 19, 2023 In an unusual trial, researchers found that a patient's belief that they had received ketamine, even if they didn't, could improve their ...
Oct. 13, 2023 Relief could be on the way for people with painful hand osteoarthritis after a new study found an affordable existing drug can help. Until now there has been no effective treatment. The paper ...
June 9, 2022 Intestinal flora plays an important role in health -- including mental health. Researchers have shown that probiotics can support the effect of antidepressants and help to alleviate ...
Sep. 29, 2022 Is it ethical to test possible HIV cures by having subjects stop taking antiretroviral therapy and then giving them placebos rather than the experimental treatment? The answer is often yes, according ...
Nov. 28, 2023 Taking into account whether people believe they are receiving a real treatment or a fake one (placebo) could provide better insights that could help improve interventions for conditions such as ...
Nov. 23, 2022 Some clinicians have recommended vitamin D supplements to ease the muscle aches of patients taking a statin, but a new study shows the vitamin appears to have no substantial ...
Oct. 16, 2023 Amitriptyline can improve symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome in patients seen in GP surgeries, new research has found. The cheap and widely available prescription drug, which is commonly used at ...