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Epidemiologist. Writer (Guardian, Observer etc). "Well known research trouble-maker". PhDing at @UoW Host of @senscipod Email gidmk.healthnerd@gmail.com he/him

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    1. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 15 May 2018

      So, on this absurd nonsense coming out of the Daily Mail and Seven News This Is PRELIMINARY Researchpic.twitter.com/1qMu0Ocs9t

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      Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 15 May 2018

      Health Nerd Retweeted 7NEWS Brisbane

      You can even see that in the interview with the lead academic here. Note how he steadfastly steers clear of any claim beyond "we've seen some cool stuff in our labs"https://twitter.com/7NewsBrisbane/status/995950047530369026 …

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      7NEWS BrisbaneVerified account @7NewsBrisbane
      7 News World Exclusive: @ErinEdwards7 questions @QUT’s Associate Professor Derek Richard about the pill to stop ageing. “Is this the real deal?” #7News pic.twitter.com/3WNXarSQax
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        2. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 15 May 2018

          Every time a cool new molecule with interesting lab results comes out, we get stories about how it's going to Prevent All Diseasepic.twitter.com/76UTTVxGwF

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        3. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 15 May 2018

          In a decade, we may be seeing one or two interesting treatments from these pre-clinical trials in cells in petri dishes Only about an 8% chance of that, but it's a chance

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        4. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 15 May 2018

          Nonsense quotes like this are irresponsible. The media loves them because it's an authority making a grand claim, but the reality is that this molecule will almost certainly go on to be another marginally effective treatmentpic.twitter.com/kcTgJKoUMq

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        5. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 15 May 2018

          What's FAR MORE LIKELY than these scientists discovering the holy grail of medicine is that they've discovered another cool molecule that does interesting things in a lab, but which has limited/no therapeutic benefit in actual living people

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        6. Health Nerd‏Verified account @GidMK 15 May 2018

          Also worth noting that the current news stories appear to not be based on any new research, it's basically just a marketing promotion by the lab to capture fundingpic.twitter.com/WABpBfj8NN

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