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Displaying all articles tagged:
Placebo Effect
June 9, 2017
People Feel Drunker If You Tell Them They’re Drinking a Vodka Red Bull
Perhaps these intrepid scientists will study Fireball next.
By
Melissa Dahl
Oct. 28, 2016
Give In to the Soothing Futility of the ‘Placebo Button’
Elevator door-close buttons, office thermostats, and more.
By
Melissa Dahl
Oct. 25, 2016
This Is One of the Only Performance-Enhancing Supplements That Actually Works
The very real effects of totally fake interventions.
By
Brad Stulberg
Oct. 24, 2016
The Placebo Effect Might Work for Your Pet, Too
Some researchers believe animals respond to placebos, even if they don’t understand how it happens.
By
Cari Romm
Oct. 9, 2015
The Placebo Effect Is Getting Stronger — But Only in the U.S.
It may have at least something to do with all the pharmaceutical ads on TV.
By
Melissa Dahl
May 28, 2014
How the ‘Nocebo Effect’ Might Explain Gluten Sensitivity
Researchers say believing a substance is physically harmful can make it so.
By
Melissa Dahl