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🧪 What a Placebo Is and Why It Works
It's not just 'in your head' — the biology is real.
What is a Placebo Exactly
- A **placebo** is a substance or treatment that has no active medicinal ingredients.
- It might be a sugar pill, a saline injection, or a sham procedure.
- Researchers use placebos to compare them against real drugs in clinical trials.
- This helps determine if a medicine actually works or if the result is just a coincidence.
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