Hyping research runs risk of devaluing science

Ireland“A chemical in cannabis could treat pancreatic cancer, it was reported in August. A Harvard study demonstrated that it could even kill cancer cells from elsewhere in the body. Unfortunately, there’s a catch, which the news report at Yahoo Lifestyle hinted at in the final paragraph: preclinical studies are up next …” (more)

[Anthony King, Irish Times, 3 October]

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