{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/6686f27f9bf81dc06a87e824/67f98a04d67315f9f418c3ba?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"241 - Placebos for PMS","description":"<p>On today’s episode: Scientists mapped out half a billion connections in section of brain the size of a grain of sand. Can you treat PMS with placebos? Some scientists tried to find out. All that and more today on All Around Science...</p><p><br></p><p>RESOURCES</p><ul><li><a href=\"https://alleninstitute.org/news/scientists-complete-largest-wiring-diagram-and-functional-map-of-the-brain-to-date/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Scientists complete largest wiring diagram and functional map of the brain to date - Allen Institute</a></li><li><a href=\"https://ebm.bmj.com/content/early/2025/03/05/bmjebm-2024-112875\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Efficacy of open-label placebos for premenstrual syndrome: a randomised controlled trial | BMJ</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.contemporaryobgyn.net/view/placebo-pills-found-to-significantly-reduce-premenstrual-syndrome-symptoms\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Placebo pills found to significantly reduce premenstrual syndrome symptoms | Contemporary OB/GYN</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.eurekalert.org/news-releases/1077758\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Open-label placebo appears to reduce premenstrual symptoms, study suggests</a></li><li><a href=\"https://www.reddit.com/r/science/comments/1jk2qgp/openlabel_placebo_appears_to_reduce_premenstrual/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Reddit discussion of study</a></li></ul><p><br></p><p>CREDITS:</p><p>Writing - Bobby Frankenberger &amp; Maura Armstrong</p><p>Booking - September McCrady&nbsp;</p><p>THEME MUSIC by Andrew Allen</p><p><a href=\"https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://twitter.com/KEYSwithSOUL</a></p><p><a href=\"http://andrewallenmusic.com/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">http://andrewallenmusic.com</a></p>","author_name":"All Around Science"}