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Side effects are worse when we think medication looks expensive

5 October 2017

People have been found to experience stronger side effects when a treatment looks more expensive, according to a study of the nocebo effect
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Special cells explain why cabbage and stress churn your guts

22 June 2017

When a type of cell in the intestine detects dietary irritants and stress hormones, it sends distress signals to the brain, telling it to move things along

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