Changing the way health care staff speak about people living with dementia

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The detailed mechanism of how the placebo effect reduces the perception of pain in rats has been uncovered by RIKEN neuroscientists. These findings, published in Science Advances, could potentially lead to ways to harness the placebo effect in therapy.

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A study in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society indicates that social engagement may help older individuals live longer.

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