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This is the issue with science journalism: this should not be news - not yet. They should keep working with colleagues and report when the human trials are underway. It doesnt help the general public that these preliminary data are out , and in fact it erodes trust and creates complications. I know scientists are hard pressed to publicise their work for funding, but it should stay within the SFN conference for now

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I'm not in favor of managing information flow to the general public so they "trust" the source. What if a member of the public reads this, and learns more about the topic. Is that a bad outcome?

There is too much of it, and it's contradictory. Someone who is interested in SCN2A could scan the abstrats of the SfN conference in a few days to find everything they need. But too much echoing of preliminary results in popular media creates false expectations and contradictions all the time. People absolutely should have access to preliminary scientific literature, just not through the popular press maybe

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