UCLA scientists present first genetic evidence for why placebos work

Tuesday, July 21, 2009 - 07:14 in Health & Medicine

Placebos are a sham - usually mere sugar pills designed to represent 'no treatment' in a clinical treatment study. The effectiveness of the actual medication is compared with the placebo to determine if the medication works...

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