Medications
Hypnosis to tackle painkiller crisis
New research shows that hypnosis can reduce pain by up to 42% and may offer a genuine alternative to painkillers.
Apr 25, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Hypnosis doesn't cut post-op pain in breast cancer surgery
(HealthDay)—Hypnosis before general anesthesia does not reduce postoperative breast pain among patients undergoing minor breast cancer surgery, according to a study published online Aug. 17 in JAMA Network Open.
Aug 21, 2018
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Oncology & Cancer
Hypnosis may help reduce distress of cancer treatment in children
Hypnosis could help to reduce the fear of medical procedures in children and young people with cancer.
Jun 19, 2018
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Hypnosis transforms treatment for chronic pain
Researchers from UNSW Sydney and Neuroscience Research Australia (NeuRA), Universidade Cidade de São Paulo, Brazil and the University of Washington, US have identified a new drug-free treatment which combines hypnosis with ...
May 16, 2018
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Neuroscience
Researchers induce a form of synesthesia with hypnosis
Hypnosis can alter the way certain individuals information process information. A new phenomenon has been identified by researchers from the University of Skövde in Sweden and the University of Turku in Finland. They have ...
Dec 14, 2017
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Neuroscience
Obstructing the 'inner eye': Psychologists aim to develop brain theory of hypnosis
Hypnosis can help people stop smoking, sleep better and even undergo dental treatment without pain. But what exactly is hypnosis and what precisely happens in the brain of a hypnotised person? These questions are currently ...
Jul 7, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Hypnosis, medicine and Freud
There has always been a fascination with hypnotism throughout the centuries. The latest special issue of Notes and Records examines the history of hypnotism in Europe and we asked one of the Guest Editors, Andreas-Holger ...
May 16, 2017
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Neuroscience
Researchers are starting to uncover its scientific basis of hypnosis
Some argue that hypnosis is just a trick. Others, however, see it as bordering on the paranormal – mysteriously transforming people into mindless robots. Now our recent review of a number of research studies on the topic ...
Apr 21, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Look into my eyes—why those who experience hypnosis are unlikely to be faking it
New research from scientists at the University of Sussex has taken a major step towards unlocking the secrets of hypnosis and gathering evidence that suggests that subjects aren't faking the effects of it.
Mar 29, 2017
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Neuroscience
Study identifies brain areas altered during hypnotic trances
Your eyelids are getting heavy, your arms are going limp and you feel like you're floating through space. The power of hypnosis to alter your mind and body like this is all thanks to changes in a few specific areas of the ...
Jul 28, 2016
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