What is the placebo effect?
Put simply, a placebo is something that seems to be a medical treatment but isn’t. Sugar pills are one of…
Category: Medicine
How do painkillers work?
When you injure yourself you feel pain. Imagine you’ve touched something hot and burned your hand – the damaged cells…
What does ‘antibiotic-resistance’ mean?
It has been known for millennia that certain kinds of fungus and mould can be helpful when treating infections and…
How does local anaesthetic work?
This question was asked by Albatross class at Swiss Gardens Primary School, Shoreham, UK. ‘Anaesthetic’ (pronounced ann-ass-thet-ik) comes from a Greek…