cynically, I'm thinking it comes down to who got what press release. The release I got from the Alzheimer's association stated..
. @TomChivers Why do you think the UK press covered this so enthusiastically, while US outlets were more cautious? https://www.buzzfeed.com/tomchivers/why-that-drug-that-halts-alzheimers-story-is-probably-not-tr?utm_term=.tldydz0LLy#.fg38rEgww8 …
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... the negative result really clearly.
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I really don't know, but that's a good explanation. Maybe also Brit papers much more top-line-hungry, US more serious and stately
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US papers certainly over-hype findings time to time. I'm wondering abt the power of a press release's tone / angle.
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I certainly think that a lot of papers will simply run w/ the top line of a press release. More nowadays as time pressure greater
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anyway, good rundown of all this!
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thank you!
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David Cameron / UK Gov put a lot of effort into creating the World Dementia Council and made it national priority
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was the World Dementia Council involved in the promotion of this?
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No, but IMHO the appetite for dementia-related news is bigger in the UK than US. Part of a larger national discussion
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Re bad science in UK press, remember this gem? http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1385907/Why-mobile-phone-ring-make-bees-buzz-Insects-infuriated-handset-signals.html#ixzz1MAcP9RJl … Laughably bogus http://www.ars.usda.gov/News/docs.htm?docid=15572#phones …
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