February 11, 2018 – Long after cancer treatment ends, many patients continue to deal with one particular symptom that refuses to go away: fatigue. In a new study, researchers have found that the power of placebos, even when fully disclosed to …

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December 01, 2017 – The placebome is a new game in town. That is where genetics and the placebo effect meet. The underlying discipline of study may well be “placebomics”, fitting genetics and the uniquely complex phenotype “Placebo Effect” into …

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November 17, 2016 – There is good news for seriously pain ridden patients worldwide. Scientists have identified for the first time the region in the brain responsible for the “placebo effect” in pain relief, when a fake treatment actually results …

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