Psychology & Psychiatry
Could Viagra, Cialis work largely by placebo effect?
Until the discovery of Viagra, men with erectile dysfunction were largely left with the impression that their sexual problems were all in their head.
Mar 26, 2020
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News tagged with placebo effect
Psychology & Psychiatry
Spiritual science: How a new perspective on consciousness could help us understand ourselves
Scientists have long been trying to understand human consciousness—the subjective "stuff" of thoughts and sensations inside our minds. There used to be an assumption that consciousness is produced by our brains, and that ...
Jun 7, 2019
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Cardiology
Statins don't cause muscle pain: study
Cholesterol-lowering statin drugs may have been wrongly blamed for muscle pain and weakness, said a study Wednesday that pointed the finger at a psychological phenomenon called the "nocebo" effect.
May 3, 2017
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Attention deficit disorders
Vitamins, minerals improve symptoms for children with ADHD
Children with ADHD and emotional dysregulation who were given a micronutrient-dense formula made of all known vitamins and essential minerals were three times more likely to have better concentration and improved moods, research ...
May 4, 2022
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Neuroscience
Mind over gray matter: Placebo improves both pleasure and pain
(Medical Xpress)—The human brain's exquisite complexity and power make it a unique evolutionary marvel. One of the brain's more interesting abilities is known as the placebo effect, in which no more than the expectation ...
Parkinson's & Movement disorders
Parkinson's research: Laser light helmet therapy helped 'improve motor function' in patients
A new Parkinson's disease clinical trial with patients wearing laser light helmets has shown "promising results," as the therapy helped "improve motor function" for those facing the progressive neurological condition.
Apr 28, 2023
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Attention deficit disorders
Healthy eating may help ADHD kids: US study
Simply eating healthier may improve the behavior of children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder if therapy and medication fail, said a study published Monday in the journal Pediatrics.
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Other
Shock therapy to help erectile dysfunction
(Medical Xpress) -- A new study published in the Journal of Sexual Medicine shows that a little shock to the penis may help treat severe erectile dysfunction that does not respond well to prescription drug treatments.
Vaccination
Placebo effect accounts for more than two-thirds of COVID-19 vaccine adverse events, researchers find
The placebo effect is the well-known phenomenon of a person's physical or mental health improving after taking a treatment with no pharmacological therapeutic benefit—a sugar pill, or a syringe full of saline, for example. ...
Jan 18, 2022
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Moderna reports positive results for RSV vaccine
US biotech company Moderna on Tuesday announced positive interim trial results for its vaccine against respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in adults over the age of 60.
Jan 17, 2023
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