Telling people they’re getting a placebo does not stop it from working
Does giving a placebo require lying to a patient? This study concludes...no! Placebos still work even when the patient knows, at least for…
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Does giving a placebo require lying to a patient? This study concludes...no! Placebos still work even when the patient knows, at least for…
Did you know that the modern US biomedical industry is built around the baby blue blood of horseshoe crabs? Come find out what scientists…
Dementia is a condition that many of us are all too familiar with within friends and family. Dementia itself is a blanket term that…
Osteoblasts are cells that are responsible for bone formation. A lack of osteoblasts will cause osteoporosis – a disease that occurs when…
The immune system is your body’s personal army of soldiers — when it comes across potentially harmful invaders like viruses and…
In a study conducted by Taiwanese scientists with female college students, they showed that internet addiction has a negative impact on…
A team of scientists has made valves which can operate on tiny channels of fluid the width of 3 human hairs! This paper, published in the…
Obesity and abnormal liver function have been predicted to play a part in extended hospitalization duration and worsen the health…
Guanine, a component of DNA, is revealed to react with oxygen and change how your genes are expressed.
Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurodegenerative disease, meaning that brain cells will continuously die off as the illness…