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Researchers study placebo effect in nausea treatment at the molecular level – News-Medical.Net
The molecular bases of the placebo effect are poorly understood. A team led by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet in Munich researcher Karin Meissner has now studied the phenomenon in the context of nausea, and identified specific proteins that correlate with it…
Reviewed by Emily Henderson, B.Sc.Sep 28 2020
The molecular bases of the placebo effect are poorly understood. A team led by Ludwig-Maximilians-Universitaet (LMU) in Munich researcher Karin Meissner has now studied the phenomenon in the context of nausea, and identified specific proteins that correlate with its favorable impact.
The placebo effect appears to work wonders. In certain cases, administration of a ‘drug’ to patients who are unaware of the fact that the preparation contains no activ…
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