What if the power of belief could actually reduce pain?Luana Colloca, MD, PhD, MS, professor at the University of Maryland School of Nursing and director of the Placebo Beyond Opinions Center, explores how placebo effects — and the brain's own response to expectation — can help patients manage chronic pain.Her NIH-funded research is redefining how we treat pain by combining neuroscience and compassion.This is part of Breakthroughs Can’t Wait: Changing the Future Today, a campaign showcasing how University of Maryland, Baltimore researchers are transforming health through federally funded science.🔗 Learn more: https://www.umaryland.edu/breakthroughs#BreakthroughsCantWait #NIHResearch #PainManagement #PlaceboEffect #Neuroscience #ChronicPain
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