Placebos are commonly known as the inert drugs — think sugar pills — that researchers use to measure the effects of real drugs. But research shows they can actually improve certain health conditions. ...

In the vast fields of medicine and mental health, arguably no concept is more maligned or misunderstood than the placebo effect. Even among well-intentioned scientists and healthcare professionals, ...

For example, placebo effects are stronger the more legitimate the treatment appears to participants, when participants receive placebo treatments bearing culturally popular or brand-name labels, and ...

Catarina Craveiro, a biomedical research technician from Lisbon, had been hobbled by lower back pain from scoliosis since ...

It was time for Dr. Musavi to convey the sad news. With her health rapidly declining, his patient, Mrs. Ozra, had less than two weeks to live. Summoning the family together, he encouraged them to make ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Despite the placebo effect’s long history in medicine — not to mention the critical role placebo plays in ...