A study presents physiological evidence that treatments honestly presented as placebos can still provide benefits.Share on PinterestA new study suggests that placebos may have beneficial effects even if a person knows that they are receiving a placebo.When a person receives treatment, it is natural for them to expect, or at least hope, that it will…
New economic data show a growing slowdown, underscoring the need for another stimulus package. But intra-party fights among Republican Senators regarding deficit spending are slowing the legislation, and will make the overall bill smaller than it should be. WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 20: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) (L) listens to U.S. ... [+]…
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has suggested that if federal jobless benefits are extended, it will be in a different form than the flat $600 per week. Erin Scott/Pool/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Erin Scott/Pool/Getty Images Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin has suggested that if federal jobless benefits are extended, it will be in a different…
(CNN)The end is near for the $600 federal lifeline for millions of unemployed Americans -- even though the economy is still far from recovered from the coronavirus pandemic and new layoffs are being …
Credit: CC0 Public Domain A little-studied liver protein may be responsible for the well-known benefits of exercise on the aging brain, according to a new study in mice by scientists in the UC San Francisco Eli and Edythe Broad Center for Regeneration Medicine and Stem Cell Research. The findings could lead to new therapies to…
U.S.|Grand Juror in Breonna Taylor Case Says Deliberations Were MisrepresentedThe Kentucky attorney general’s office said it would release the panel’s recordings after a grand juror contended in a court filing that its discussions were inaccurately characterized.Breonna Taylor's family and the lawyer Ben Crump, right, said the charges a Kentucky grand jury agreed upon in the…
(John Finney Photography/Moment/Getty Images) An abnormally bad season of weather may have had a significant impact on the death toll from both World War I and the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, according to new research, with many more lives being lost due to torrential rain and plummeting temperatures. Through a detailed analysis of an ice…