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In this episode, the Technology Networks team investigate the placebo effect. Why have placebo treatments become more effective at treating patients in the last few decades (but only in the USA) and what do powerful placebos mean for clinical trials? Read more from this podcast: The Power of the Placebo EffectSurvey Finds 97% of GPs Prescribe PlacebosPlacebo Surgery TrialThe Magnitude of Nocebo Effects in PainPlacebo Effect Grows in U.S., Thwarting Development of Painkillers

In this episode, the Technology Networks team take a bite into the world of food fraud. We take a look at famous cases of fraud, including scandals involving horse meat, baby formula and expensive wine. We also discover the analytical methods that inspectors can try and use to find fraudulent food before it makes it to your plate. Read more from this podcast: Shedding Light on Wine Fraud With NMR FingerprintingWhiskey, the Target of FraudInfographic: What's in Your Food? 

In this episode, the Technology Networks team discuss the community of bacteria that have made our bodies their home: the microbiome. We explore how these bugs can influence our behavior and help us fight disease and whether microbiota-modifying poo pills could become a part of precision medicine in the near future.  Read more from this podcast:https://www.technologynetworks.com/cancer-research/infographics/the-microbiome-and-cancer-319758https://www.technologynetworks.com/genomics/infographics/sequencing-the-microbiome-327727https://www.technologynetworks.com/neuroscience/articles/mouse-moms-microbiota-leads-to-altered-behavior-326252https://www.technologynetworks.com/tn/articles/microbiome-medicine-takes-center-stage-308055

In this episode, the Technology Networks team discuss the rejuvenated field of psychedelic drugs research and how it might provide solutions for enduring mental health disorders.Read more from this podcast: https://www.technologynetworks.com/neuroscience/articles/the-neuroscience-of-psychedelic-drugs-ending-psychedelic-myths-with-professor-david-nutt-328359https://www.technologynetworks.com/neuroscience/articles/the-neuroscience-of-psychedelic-drugs-your-brain-on-psilocybin-with-frederick-streeter-barrett-328582https://www.technologynetworks.com/neuroscience/articles/the-neuroscience-of-psychedelic-drugs-octopuses-mdma-and-healing-social-injury-328152Watch dophins getting high on pufferfish: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=msx3BAhIeQg

Our Science Aloud podcasts feature audio narrations of Technology Networks articles. In this episode of Science Aloud, Technology Networks Science Writer Molly Campbell narrates her article on a human monoclonal antibody that can block the novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2. Read the article here: https://www.technologynetworks.com/biopharma/news/first-report-of-human-monoclonal-antibody-that-blocks-sars-cov-2-332110Read more about how preprints differ from peer-reviewed research here: https://www.technologynetworks.com/tn/articles/understanding-preprints-in-scientific-publication-332961

In this episode, the Technology Networks team discuss neurogenomics, the interface between our genes and our brain. Expect a new Opinionated Science every other Friday. Read more from this podcast: https://bit.ly/2wGJW0jhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5816070/