How does the placebo effect work?

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Taking a sugar pill can sometimes lead to real improvements in health. How does believing in a treatment, even when it’s fake, trigger physical changes in our bodies?

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The placebo effect only manifests itself in conditions that have a clear psychological component.  It will not cure kidney failure or heal a broken leg. 

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