This weekend on YOUR HEALTH®,  Adam and guest co-host Dr. Stephen Hooper talk with Dr. Luana Colloca—placebo expert, pain researcher and associate professor at the University of Maryland—about the real science behind tricks of the mind.

You can catch the episode on:

97.9 FM The Hill

• Saturday, June 15 at 9 a.m.
• Sunday, June 16 at 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
• Monday, June 17 at 6 p.m.

KKAG Retro Radio 88.3 FM

• Sunday, June 16 at 7 a.m.

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• Research That Matters (min 0-8:35)
  • Sexual assault risk among transgender youth
    • News about the study
    • Article abstract
  • Parents need only “get it right” 50% of the time
    • News about the study
    • Article abstract
  • Avocados can curb appetite in clinical trial
    • News about the study
    • Full-text article
  • Concussion reporting by NCAA Division 1 athletes
    • News about the study
    • Full-text article
• Conversations with Dr. Luana Colloca (min 8:35-33:10)
  • Placebos
  • Are Placebos the Solution? TEDx Talk with Dr. Colloca
  • Dr. Colloca’s faculty webpage with journal articles and books on the placebo effect
• House Calls (min 33:10-40:00)
  • My 80-year-old mother has severe arthritis in her back. She can’t stand up straight and seems to be in constant pain. Who should she see and what can be done?
    • Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy
  • I just wanted to share about my struggle to get disability based on having cirrhosis.
    • Cirrhosis
  • What options are there for someone with OCD?
    • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
  • My dad’s doctor asked him to fill out a form which indicated he was depressed. Do doctors often use a form like this?
    • Depression