Psychology & Psychiatry

A new look at the placebo effect

A new conceptualization of the placebo effects is presented in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics.

Medications

The pill won't kill your sexual desire, researchers say

Taking the pill doesn't lower your sexual desire, contrary to popular belief, according to research published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine. The authors of the research, from the University of Kentucky and Indiana University ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

When it comes to replicating studies, context matters

Contextual factors, such as the race of participants in an experiment or the geography of where the experiment was run, can reduce the likelihood of replicating psychological studies, a team of New York University researchers ...

Arthritis & Rheumatism

Do education and poverty affect knee surgery success?

In an Arthritis Care & Research study of individuals who underwent total knee replacement, those who did not attend college had worse pain and function after two years if they lived in poor communities, but educational level ...