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April 26th, 2024

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Doctors Unravel The Placebo Effect Of Fake Parkinson's Disease Treatment

In a new study examining patients with advanced Parkinson's disease, neurologists say they've identified parts of the brain that control placebo effect, raising hopes of singling out people most susceptible. But they're still very much in the dark about underlying causes of one of medicine's great mysteries. Some people, when given fake treatment, actually get better,…

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