Is the placebo effect getting stronger?

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The placebo effect is a phenomenon in which a person's symptoms or well-being improve after receiving a fake treatment that has no specific or intrinsic effect on their condition. For example, a person may feel less pain after taking a sugar pill that they believe is a painkille ...  Show more

On sait que l'effet placebo est bien présent chez l'homme. il serait même responsable d'une partie non négligeable des guérisons. Mais un animal peut-il être sensible à un tel effet ?

Un effet placebo très présent chez l'homme...

On sait qu'un produit anodi ...

In medicine, it’s long been recognised that a placebo, a sham medicine or treatment, can have a powerful positive effect on a patient’s health. Part of that effect relies on a person’s belief that an inactive substance or treatment (for example, a sugar pill) is in fact an act ...

For decades, scientists thought that placebos only worked if patients didn’t know they were taking them. Not anymore: You can give patients placebos, tell them they’re on sugar pills, and they still might feel better. No one is sure how this works, but it raises a question: Shoul ...  Show more