Empathy is the Remedy

When Pretending Is the Remedy

Skeptical, Benjamin Franklin and French chemist Antoine-Laurent Lavoisier simulated one of Mesmer’s typical sessions in 1784. They asked people suffering from ailments ranging from asthma to epilepsy to hug “magnetized” trees. The people swooned and shook, as expected. But then the researchers divulged that the trees were never magnetized. And everyone realized that something else was inducing ...

Is thrombus aspiration the appropriate "remedy"?

1. Jo SH, Youn TJ, Koo BK, et al. Renal toxicity evaluation and comparison between Visipaque (iodixanol) and Hexabrix (ioxaglate) in patients with renal insufficiency undergoing coronary angiography: the RECOVER study: a randomized controlled trial. J Am Coll Cardiol 2006;48:924–30. 2. Jo SH, Youn TJ, Park JS, et al. Iodixanol is less nephrotoxic than ioxaglate in patients with renal insufficie...

Is H2S a stinky remedy for atherosclerosis?

Atherosclerosis is a complex and chronic pathological state that adversely affects the structure of blood vessels. Vascular inflammation, endothelial damage, smooth muscle cell migration, foam cell accumulation, and lipid and cholesterol deposition contribute to different stages of plaque formation in large and medium-sized blood vessels. The consequential narrowing and stiffening of blood vess...

Herbal Remedy is Natural and Safe.

Addressing the empathy deficit: beliefs about the malleability of empathy predict effortful responses when empathy is challenging.

Empathy is often thought to occur automatically. Yet, empathy frequently breaks down when it is difficult or distressing to relate to people in need, suggesting that empathy is often not felt reflexively. Indeed, the United States as a whole is said to be displaying an empathy deficit. When and why does empathy break down, and what predicts whether people will exert effort to experience empathy...