A new study shows GLP-1 drugs like semaglutide may help reduce heavy drinking. A trial found weekly injections cut heavy drinking days by h...

In India, the protein gap is a growing concern, leading to a surge in the popularity of 'protein-washed' snacks, which are often laden with...

A new weight-loss drug, retatrutide, is generating excitement. This investigational medicine targets three hormone receptors, offering a po...

Viridian Therapeutics shares slumped 34% to an eight-month low on Monday after its experimental treatment for thyroid eye disease lagged ri...

Some people view prayer as a sign of weakness, but the article argues that it is a way to connect with a higher power. The existence of the...

Charlotte Blease, researcher at the Department of Women's and Children's Health at Uppsala University, has, along with colleagues at Brown ...

One of the most curious phenomena is "observationally-aquired" placebo effects.

The new protocol will have to be followed by vaccine makers like Gennova and others who are yet to start Phase III clinical trials of their...

Experts are discussing whether administering a placebo to volunteers in a clinical trial is necessary in order to assess the safety and eff...

The study, published on Wednesday in The New England Journal of Medicine, found that among over 30,000 participants randomised to receive t...

If something works but not for the right reason, should it just be left alone?

If you've been dumped recently, doing anything that you believe will help you feel better will probably help you feel better.

In the study, participants who took acetaminophen reported less strong emotions when they saw both very pleasant and very disturbing photos...

Performance-enhancing drugs can improve a runner's best time even when they haven't taken them, thanks to the placebo effect which increase...

Drug safety body says if the subject is put under placebo but isn't taken off standard regimen, he can't claim compensation for an adverse ...

The billionaire wine-maker Ernest Gallo understood the power of perception better than many marketers. He would pour two glasses of wine fo...

The good news is that there is a fourth way out of the eternal triangle of belief, unbelief and riding the fences. That’s the sham medical ...