The placebo effect seems to make little sense: get ill, take a dummy pill, and you’ll recover in much the same way as someone taking real drugs. While there have been many theories bandied about over the years to explain how it works, new evidence suggests that it may be genetic. More »
The placebo effect seems to make no sense: get mildly ill, take a dummy pill without knowing it’s ineffective, and you’ll recover in much the same way as someone taking real drugs. But new evidence suggests that we might have evolved the placebo effect to save energy. More »
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