Standard treatment for stomach complaints is no more effective than a placebo

A drug often prescribed for chronic stomach complaints is no more effective than a placebo. What does matter, however, is whether patients believe they are receiving the medicine, according to research by Daniel Keszthelyi.
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Why are houses so expensive? And why subsidies might not help

Why are homes in the Netherlands so expensive? Do subsidies for homebuyers actually help or do they make things worse? UM’s School of Business and Economics’ Max Löffler has some uncomfortable answers.
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