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Costly medicines may worsen perceived side effects: study

While placebo effect means some people feel better when they have unknowingly been given control treatment, the nocebo...

8 Oct 2017 5:31 PM IST

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Taking this diabetes drug might not lower death risk

Here is what a new study has found.

18 April 2018 1:07 PM IST

Bharat Biotech has submitted data from Phase 1 and 2 trials to the CDSCO and the Drugs Controller General of India (Representational Image: AFP)

Volunteer's death in Bhopal not related to our vaccine: Bharat Biotech

The volunteer was reported to be healthy in all the site follow-up calls post seven days of his dosing, the vaccine...

10 Jan 2021 10:06 AM IST

Identical wine leads to a better taste experience when a greater quality expectation is associated with the wine due to its price (Photo: Pixabay)

Find out why expensive wine taste better and it is all in the brain

Study says higher price tag on the bottle causes the reward centre in the brain to trick the taste processing regions.

15 Aug 2017 1:36 PM IST

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Now a placebo can repair broken hearts too

Overall, the findings suggested that this brain network may underlie the placebo effect across a range of mental health...

30 March 2017 9:03 PM IST

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Mild electric shocks might help ease migraine pain

The technology used in the study is known as transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation (TENS).

2 March 2017 11:00 AM IST