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Prayer Studies

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Prayer Studies

May 18, 2014 at 12:16 am

It's the placebo effect, it has nothing to do with anything but the belief of the patient.

Patients with Parkinson's disease were given placebo treatment drugs, and still showed the same increase in dopamine as the actual prescription.

Quote:According to the report, researchers at the University of British Columbia have demonstrated that in patients with Parkinson's disease, the placebo effect produces the same results as pharmaceuticals.

http://www.scientificamerican.com/articl...ents-feel/

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/m/pubmed/20679593/

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Prayer Studies - by Heywood - May 16, 2014 at 9:09 pm

RE: Prayer Studies - by Sejanus - May 16, 2014 at 9:16 pm

RE: Prayer Studies - by Heywood - May 16, 2014 at 10:18 pm

RE: Prayer Studies - by dafydd - May 17, 2014 at 8:48 pm

RE: Prayer Studies - by Sejanus - May 17, 2014 at 9:00 pm

RE: Prayer Studies - by Heywood - May 17, 2014 at 9:21 pm

RE: Prayer Studies - by Chas - May 17, 2014 at 11:15 pm

RE: Prayer Studies - by Paraselene - May 16, 2014 at 9:31 pm

RE: Prayer Studies - by Minimalist - May 16, 2014 at 9:39 pm

RE: Prayer Studies - by Chad32 - May 16, 2014 at 9:39 pm

RE: Prayer Studies - by Heywood - May 16, 2014 at 10:04 pm

RE: Prayer Studies - by Paraselene - May 16, 2014 at 10:15 pm

RE: Prayer Studies - by Heywood - May 16, 2014 at 10:23 pm

RE: Prayer Studies - by Paraselene - May 16, 2014 at 10:29 pm

RE: Prayer Studies - by Chas - May 17, 2014 at 12:43 am

RE: Prayer Studies - by Ryantology - May 16, 2014 at 11:17 pm

RE: Prayer Studies - by Wyrd of Gawd - May 16, 2014 at 9:42 pm

RE: Prayer Studies - by Losty - May 16, 2014 at 10:05 pm

RE: Prayer Studies - by Heywood - May 16, 2014 at 10:09 pm

RE: Prayer Studies - by Losty - May 16, 2014 at 10:27 pm

RE: Prayer Studies - by Heywood - May 16, 2014 at 10:29 pm

RE: Prayer Studies - by Losty - May 16, 2014 at 11:10 pm

RE: Prayer Studies - by Chad32 - May 16, 2014 at 10:20 pm

RE: Prayer Studies - by Minimalist - May 16, 2014 at 10:29 pm

RE: Prayer Studies - by Anomalocaris - May 17, 2014 at 12:14 am

RE: Prayer Studies - by Heywood - May 17, 2014 at 4:20 am

RE: Prayer Studies - by Esquilax - May 17, 2014 at 5:34 am

RE: Prayer Studies - by Heywood - May 17, 2014 at 5:46 am

RE: Prayer Studies - by Esquilax - May 17, 2014 at 5:57 am

RE: Prayer Studies - by jesus_wept - May 17, 2014 at 6:05 am

RE: Prayer Studies - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - May 17, 2014 at 4:36 am

RE: Prayer Studies - by Fidel_Castronaut - May 17, 2014 at 2:57 am

RE: Prayer Studies - by Esquilax - May 17, 2014 at 3:51 am

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RE: Prayer Studies - by jesus_wept - May 17, 2014 at 4:35 am

RE: Prayer Studies - by Heywood - May 17, 2014 at 4:38 am

RE: Prayer Studies - by jesus_wept - May 17, 2014 at 4:43 am

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RE: Prayer Studies - by jesus_wept - May 17, 2014 at 4:52 am

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RE: Prayer Studies - by jesus_wept - May 17, 2014 at 5:09 am

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RE: Prayer Studies - by jesus_wept - May 17, 2014 at 5:36 am

RE: Prayer Studies - by Chas - May 17, 2014 at 7:06 pm

RE: Prayer Studies - by BlackMason - May 17, 2014 at 6:21 am

RE: Prayer Studies - by Heywood - May 17, 2014 at 7:29 am

RE: Prayer Studies - by Esquilax - May 17, 2014 at 7:49 am

RE: Prayer Studies - by Heywood - May 17, 2014 at 8:01 am

RE: Prayer Studies - by Esquilax - May 17, 2014 at 8:36 am

RE: Prayer Studies - by Heywood - May 17, 2014 at 5:52 pm

RE: Prayer Studies - by Esquilax - May 18, 2014 at 2:46 am

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RE: Prayer Studies - by Esquilax - May 18, 2014 at 2:30 pm

RE: Prayer Studies - by Heywood - May 18, 2014 at 2:38 pm

RE: Prayer Studies - by Esquilax - May 18, 2014 at 2:45 pm

RE: Prayer Studies - by Heywood - May 18, 2014 at 2:58 pm

RE: Prayer Studies - by Esquilax - May 18, 2014 at 3:02 pm

RE: Prayer Studies - by Heywood - May 20, 2014 at 12:12 pm

RE: Prayer Studies - by Esquilax - May 21, 2014 at 12:13 am

RE: Prayer Studies - by Chas - May 21, 2014 at 6:26 pm

RE: Prayer Studies - by Paraselene - May 17, 2014 at 9:43 am

RE: Prayer Studies - by Bad Wolf - May 17, 2014 at 6:57 am

RE: Prayer Studies - by Tonus - May 17, 2014 at 6:26 pm

RE: Prayer Studies - by Heywood - May 17, 2014 at 7:10 pm

RE: Prayer Studies - by rexbeccarox - May 17, 2014 at 11:22 pm

RE: Prayer Studies - by Tonus - May 18, 2014 at 6:36 am

RE: Prayer Studies - by Cyberman - May 17, 2014 at 11:27 pm

Prayer Studies - by Rampant.A.I. - May 18, 2014 at 12:16 am

RE: Prayer Studies - by JesusHChrist - May 18, 2014 at 1:50 pm

RE: Prayer Studies - by Chad32 - May 18, 2014 at 3:26 pm

RE: Prayer Studies - by Elskidor - May 18, 2014 at 2:37 pm

RE: Prayer Studies - by Tea Earl Grey Hot - May 18, 2014 at 2:42 pm

RE: Prayer Studies - by ThePinsir - May 20, 2014 at 2:29 pm

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RE: Prayer Studies - by Heywood - May 20, 2014 at 3:22 pm

RE: Prayer Studies - by ThePinsir - May 20, 2014 at 3:27 pm

RE: Prayer Studies - by RobbyPants - May 20, 2014 at 4:08 pm

RE: Prayer Studies - by Tonus - May 20, 2014 at 4:12 pm

RE: Prayer Studies - by jesus_wept - May 20, 2014 at 4:15 pm

RE: Prayer Studies - by archangle - May 22, 2014 at 3:18 pm

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