Honestly prescribed placebo treatments for chronic back pain (CPB) led to significant improvements in pain alleviation with ...

Truelove and Witts published the first placebo-controlled, randomised clinical trial in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), which showed the superiority of cortisone for the treatment of acute ...

It’s suggested that these 'non-deceptive placebos' might be an effective way of improving mental health. Our brains are complex, fascinating, and powerful organs. That’s especially so when it ...

Does a placebo really only work if deception is involved?

A study found that nondeceptive placebos, or placebos given with people fully knowing they are placebos, effectively manage stress -- even when the placebos are administered remotely. A study out ...

Placebos, or "sugar pills," have been used in medicine since ancient times. Today, most placebos are given in clinical trial studies for new drugs. A study in the January 2008 issue of the Journal ...

Placebos have been studied more than any treatment in the history of medicine, yet they remain mysterious. I've been studying ...

Placebos are inert treatments, generally not expected to impact biological pathways or improve a person's physical health.

Novo Nordisk's U.S.-listed shares lost ground Friday after a study of the pharmaceutical firm’s latest obesity treatment ...

The FDA announced earlier today that ilunocitinib tablets (Zenrelia; Elanco) has received its approval. The latest drug from ...

From drunk worms to mammals that breath through their anuses, founder Marc Abrahams on the winners of this year's Ig Nobel ...