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…
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How do painkillers work?
When you injure yourself you feel pain. Imagine you’ve touched something hot and burned your hand – the damaged cells…
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…