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Looksmaxxing: the pseudoscientific aesthetic answer to young men’s problems
Marcus Yeo Jun Hao
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15th August 2025
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From the archives: alternative medicine’s political battle for European recognition
Wim Betz
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12th August 2025
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Is King Charles treating his cancer with homeopathy?
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1st September 2025
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22nd August 2025
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Snus: the nicotine pouch epidemic among professional footballers
Alice Howarth
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No, placebos probably aren’t getting stronger over time
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Placebo Effect
The evidence for pill colour impacting placebo effects gets flimsier the more you examine it
Mike Hall
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6th November 2024
The idea that the colour of a pill influences what placebo response you get is based on a succession of badly designed or badly interpreted trials
Health
The secret to a year-round tan – eating so many carrots you turn orange?
Alice Howarth
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17th October 2024
Viral claims suggest a new way to give your skin that sun-kissed glow: eating so many carrots you turn orange from carotenosis.
Nutrition
The real-world harm of nutritional misinformation
Maeve Hanan
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16th October 2024
Fad diets and dubious claims about nutrition have always been popular, but with social media, avoiding bad food advice seems harder than ever
Placebo Effect
Does the colour of a pill really influence what kind of placebo effect you’ll experience?
Mike Hall
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30th September 2024
It's said that pill colour influences what placebo effect people experience, but the primary source for this claim is flimsy at best
Placebo Effect
Religion is simply a powerful placebo – offering priests a sense of ritual, but little else
Colin Brewer
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23rd September 2024
Theatrical but ultimately ineffective, religion may be the ultimate placebo effect - as 17th Century priest Jean Meslier realised 300 years ago
Health
Nobody undergoes egg donation for the money – it is about altruism, not exploitation
Emma McClure
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18th September 2024
Egg donors will see a raise in compensation from next month, but campaign groups are wrong when they say this incentivises people to donate
Health
Beware of commercial microbiome tests: how at-home testing can mislead consumers
Cesar Baima
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11th September 2024
Despite the marketing claims, research has found no evidence to suggest at-home microbiome tests offer reliable health insights
Conspiracy Theories
Med Beds: the futuristic health devices promising to cure you with undefined energy
Alice Howarth
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28th August 2024
Beloved by conspiracy theorists, Med Beds are claimed to be able to cure all manner of ailments using unspecified energetic forces... and empty promises
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