All Articles Tagged As: placebo

Researching the power of the placebo effect in arthritis patients (8/9/2008)

People with arthritis are to take part in new research carried out at The University of Manchester to find out more about how the placebo effect works. ...> Full Article

Costly placebo works better than cheap one (3/7/2008)

A 10-cent pill doesn't kill pain as well as a $2.50 pill, even when they are identical placebos ...> Full Article

Does Gingko Biloba Affect Memory? (2/29/2008)

Taking the supplement ginkgo biloba had no clear-cut benefit on the risk of developing memory problems, according to a study published in the February 27, 2008, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. ...> Full Article

Internists Say They Prescribe Placebos On Occasion (1/7/2008)

In the first study examining American physicians' use of placebos in clinical practice in the 21st Century, 45 percent of Chicago internists report they have used a placebo at some time during their clinical practice researchers report in the January issue of Journal of General Internal Medicine. ...> Full Article

Different areas of brain respond to belief, disbelief, uncertainty (12/15/2007)

The human mind is a prolific generator of beliefs about the world. The capacity of our minds to believe or disbelieve linguistic propositions is a powerful force for controlling both behavior and emotion, but the basis of this process in the brain is not yet understood. ...> Full Article

Hearing 'Messages' Embedded in Noise Could Be a Sign of Early Schizophrenia (10/30/2007)

A tendency to extract messages from meaningless noise could be an early sign of schizophrenia. ...> Full Article

Brain scans reveal circuits that control food intake (10/19/2007)

Scientists have identified the circuits that 'decide' how much people eat. Using live brain scanning techniques and an innovative design study, researchers have discovered how the brain controls food intake in humans. ...> Full Article

People Are Programmed To Love Chocolate, Study Finds (10/15/2007)

For the first time, scientists have linked the all-too-human preference for a food -- chocolate -- to a specific, chemical signature that may be programmed into the metabolic system and is detectable by laboratory tests. The signature reads 'chocolate lover' in some people and indifference to the popular sweet in others, the researchers say. ...> Full Article

Researchers Demonstrate How Placebo Effect Works in the Brain (7/30/2007)

Columbia University scientists, with colleagues from the University of Michigan, have shown how the neurochemistry of the placebo effect can relieve pain in humans. ...> Full Article

Study Examines Placebo Effect (7/22/2007)

U-M study shows placebo effect varies from person to person because of differences in how our brains anticipate rewards ...> Full Article