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Light therapy helps in brain connectivity following injury
Updated : 1 year, 9 months ago IST
A study suggested that low-level light treatment may have an impact on the healing process in the brains of individuals who have experienced serious brain injuries.
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Study reveals how placebo can reduce feelings of guilt
Updated : 3 years, 2 months ago IST
During interactions with others, people don't always behave impeccably. We frequently feel bad once we realise this has unintentionally caused harm to someone. We are motivated to take remedial action, like apologising or owning up, by this unsettling emotion. This is why guilt is considere
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Researchers find placebo effect accounts for more than two-thirds of COVID
Updated : 4 years, 1 month ago IST
Boston (Massachusetts) [US], January 19 (ANI): The placebo effect is the well-known phenomenon of a person's physical or mental health improving after taking a treatment with no pharmacological therapeutic benefit - a sugar pill, or a syringe full of saline, for example. Sometimes placebo ef
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Study shows pain relieving effects of Cannabidiol
Updated : 4 years, 10 months ago IST
New York [US], April 25 (ANI): A new study led by researchers at Syracuse University sheds light on the ability of CBD to reduce pain along with the impact that the so-called placebo effect may have on pain outcomes.
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You can feel caffeine buzz without actually drinking coffee: Study
Updated : 6 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Apr 20 (ANI): The placebo effect of coffee can heighten arousal, ambition and focus in regular drinkers without them actually consuming the beverage, recent findings suggest.
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Sugar pills relieve chronic pain
Updated : 7 years, 6 months ago IST
Washington DC, [USA] Sep 13 (ANI): According to a recent study, Someday doctors may prescribe sugar pills for certain chronic pain patients based on their brain anatomy and psychology. And the pills can reduce the pain as effectively as any powerful drug on the market.
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