Placebo
Dr Filip Gedin: Cannabis no better than placebo for pain
Cannabis is no better than a placebo for treating pain. That's the claim of a new study of studies out of Sweden. Dr Filip Gedin is with the Pain Neuroimaging Lab at the Karolinska Institute. The… Audio
The incredible impact our mind can have on our physical health
In her new book, This Book Could Fix Your Life: The Science of Self Help, science journalist Helen Thomson debunks the fads and explores the real science of self-help to discover how we can… Audio
Are vitamin manufacturers unfairly marketing to older people?
According to new research, almost 75 percent of healthy Australians aged over 70 years use complementary medicines, either daily or occasionally. But how necessary are these supplementary medicines… Audio
Study casts doubt on the need for many heart procedures
A new study out of the US suggests that stent procedures and bypass operations may not only be unnecessary for people with severe but stable heart diseases, but they could actually be causing more… Audio
Fast vaccines
How feeling good rather than stressed out or depressed can give your immune system a boost. Plus a gene discovered in bacteria that harnesses the full power of sunlight could be used to increase crop… Audio
Why placebos can work
How is it that placebos can be effective..even when someone knows they are taking fake medicine? What impact can meditation and slow, regulated breathing have on your nervous system and immune… Audio
Are your ears itching?
If a doctor gives you a sugar pill and tells you it will make your headache feel better and it does, that's called the placebo effect. But what happens if they tell you the pill will make your… Video, Audio
The Secret Lives of Stolen Instruments
The relationship between a musician and their instrument is intimate, to the point where it is often described as an extension of their own bodies. Zac Arnold finds out what happens when that bond is… Audio
Why some people respond to placebos and others don't.
Some of us are predisposed to respond to a sugar pill if we believe it is a medicine.
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