Research indicates open-label placebos can ease stress and boost memory in older adults, presenting a novel, ethical strategy for promoting healthy aging.

Hello, and welcome to this market update with the Swedish Diabetes Research Company, Diamyd Medical. On Friday evening, the company announced negative interim results from its Phase III study. We will ...

In medicine, the placebo effect has been known for some time, but can it also show its effects in training? Researchers from ...

* A paper was published on 5th February 2026 which generated headlines such as "Statins don’t cause most side effects blamed on them." * The Clinical Trial Service Unit (CTSU) is an academic research ...

Positive thinking may boost the body’s defenses against disease. Increasing activity in a brain region that controls motivation and expectation, specifically the brain’s reward system, is linked with ...

About a decade ago, many media outlets—including WIRED—zeroed in on a weird trend at the intersection of mental health, drug science, and Silicon Valley biohacking: microdosing, or the practice of ...

Placebo effects are real, powerful, and deeply human, as I've discussed in my previous article. But a thorny question remains: How can we tell whether a depression treatment is producing genuine ...

Depression is one of the most widespread mental health disorders worldwide, affecting approximately 4% of the global population. It is characterized by a persistent low mood, disruptions in typical ...

Increasing activity in a deep-brain region can boost the immune system’s response to vaccines—and people can be trained to do it themselves using the power of brain scans and positive thinking, ...

The big thinkers at Aperture explain the placebo effect and how the mind influences physical outcomes. Trump launched a ‘war on fraud.’ Here's why it’s a 50‑state problem Cracks emerge in Iran's ...

Novartis is pulling back the curtain on late-stage Sjögren’s wins, revealing an edge for its investigational monoclonal antibody ianalumab over placebo in both studies. “Clearly, with Sjögren's having ...