Northwest Science Writers Association
  • Join
  • About
    • Directory
    • Member Writing
  • Calendar
  • Events
  • Programs
    • Best of the Northwest
    • Bookclub
    • Career Development Awards
  • Contact
Select Page

Hughes: Just What IS the Placebo Effect?

by Chris Tachibana | Jul 2, 2012

pillsIt’s a familiar idea that means “it’s all in your head,” right? Rebecca Hughes, Group Health Research Institute Senior Media Consultant, writes that clinical researchers still debate what the placebo effect is, what causes it, and even what to call it. Those little sugar pills are a lot more powerful than we thought.

Search the site

Recently on NWscience.org

  • Williams: Wild in Seattle
  • Ferris: Trade War Shakes up EVs
  • Yanny: Negative Politics’s Impact on LGBTQ+ Youth

Upcoming events

  • 1:00 pm – 2:00 pm, May 28, 2025 – Kenya Research and Training Center Seminar (and virtual)
  • 5:30 pm – 6:45 pm, May 29, 2025 – UW Science Now
  • 9:00 am – 6:00 pm, May 31, 2025 – Cascade PBS Ideas Festival
Tweets by @NSWA
  • Facebook
  • X
built by m@