A Placebo Can Work Even When You Know It's a Dummy Pill
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A Placebo Can Work Even When You Know It's a Dummy Pill
A placebo is an inert substance that has no effect on your body; placebos can work even when the patient is fully aware they're getting a dummy pill.
STORY AT-A-GLANCE
A placebo is an inert substance that has no effect on your body. In medical research, placebos are used as controls against which the effects of drugs are measured
The placebo effect taps into your body’s own virtual pharmacy. Drugs work because your body has chemical receptors for the drugs, but you also have natural brain chemicals tha…
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