A new study finds that rising placebo responses may play a part in the increasingly high failure rate for clinical trials of drugs, but the authors of the study say that the increase in placebo responses occurred only in trials conducted in the United States. Accepted for publication in the journal Pain, the study analyzed […]
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“Plasma pharmacology” wipes-out MSRA, helps wounds heal
So-called bacterial superbugs like methicillin-resistantStaphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) could face annihilation as high-tech low-temperature plasma devices are shown to generate safe, quick and unfailing bactericidal cocktails while also supporting human cell regeneration. The New Journal of Physics reports that two prototype devices have been developed: one for efficient disinfection of healthy skin in hospitals and public […]