Increasing activity in a deep-brain region can boost the immune system’s response to vaccines —and people can be trained to ...

In a first-of-its-kind human trial, researchers have demonstrated that consciously activating the brain’s reward system (when ...

A newly identified brain pathway in mice could explain why placebos, or interventions designed to have no therapeutic effect, still relieve pain. Developing drugs that target this pathway may lead to ...

Over the past month or so, I have seen several advertisements for different modalities for pain relief. Seeing these advertisements, which featured devices such as TENS units and ultrasound machines, ...

Depression is one of the most widespread mental health disorders worldwide, affecting approximately 4% of the global ...

When the researchers looked at the effect of placebos on the intensity of psychological symptoms specifically, they found that women who received a placebo with an explanation saw a mean reduction of ...

When you were a child and fell playing outside, a single bandage — a placebo of sorts — could take away the pain. The placebo effect has long been somewhat of a medical mystery. While researchers ...

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

As we’ve discussed the placebo response over the past couple of weeks—and how physicians can harness that power through their manner and behaviors—it is important to recognize the immense impact that ...

Almost everyone is familiar with the placebo effect. Patients who believe they have received an effective remedy tend to feel better and show improvement, even when the remedy is a sham treatment or ...

Laura holds a Master's in Experimental Neuroscience and a Bachelor's in Biology from Imperial College London. Her areas of expertise include health, medicine, psychology, and neuroscience.View full ...