Modern medicine generally strives to eliminate placebo effect measures from studies. Clinical trials for example, are ideally double-blinded, meaning neither the patients nor the doctors are aware ...

Are you a Harry Potter fan? If so, you might recall the following storyline from Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Harry’s friend, Ronald Weasley, is an enthusiastic hobby sportsman with ...

In the vast fields of medicine and mental health, arguably no concept is more maligned or misunderstood than the placebo effect. Even among well-intentioned scientists and healthcare professionals, ...