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placebo

[pluh-see-boh, plah-chey-boh] / pləˈsi boʊ, plɑˈtʃeɪ boʊ /


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The team also plans to examine how different elements of the retreat, including meditation, reconceptualization, and open-label placebo healing, contribute individually and together.

From Science Daily • Apr. 7, 2026

A drug also needs to be proven to work better than a placebo.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

After 24 weeks, patients taking enlicitide saw their LDL cholesterol drop by about 60% compared with those on a placebo.

From Science Daily • Mar. 21, 2026

The company said patients who were on the highest dose lost 15.3% of their weight while those in the placebo group lost 2.6%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 19, 2026

If placebo effects were this good, they should just make placebos the way to treat depression—maybe that’s what they did; maybe Zoloft was cornstarch.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini




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