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By comparison, participants following the same exercise and diet program while taking a placebo showed little change in lean tissue.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

Within those groups, they were randomly assigned to consume either 10 grams of creatine monohydrate or a placebo each day.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 30, 2026

They questioned results drawn from a comparison with a historical database rather than a placebo group and pushed uniQure toward a lengthy randomized trial before refiling for approval.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026

Conducting a trial that is randomized and placebo-controlled, meaning some participants will get the vaccine and others will get a placebo, helps eliminate the “healthy volunteer effect” commonly seen in observational studies.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

Twig gladly abandoned her original question—something with food coloring and placebo effects.

From "The Science of Breakable Things" by Tae Keller

He also appreciated the role of psychology, placebos and positive thinking.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 14, 2026

While studies showed that Sarepta’s Amondys 45 and Vyondys 53 treatments for Duchenne muscular dystrophy worked better than placebos, the company said the results did not reach statistical significance.

From MarketWatch ● Nov. 3, 2025

But none has undergone the large, randomized human trials comparing them with placebos that would be needed for FDA approval to enter the market.

From Science Magazine ● Mar. 31, 2024

Seventy dogs were enrolled in the study and were randomized to receive either placebos, low-doses of the supplement, or high-doses of the supplement, in a blinded fashion.

From Slate ● Mar. 25, 2024

If placebo effects were this good, they should just make placebos the way to treat depression—maybe that’s what they did; maybe Zoloft was cornstarch.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini