[jesterson]

May I hijack the topic and ask you a somewhat related question?

Given the understandably overpolluted with garbage world of scientific research, how would look for some studies with reasonable credibility?

It's my understanding that top journal or sorts sources are likely infused with money from large corporations pushing studies for their favour. At same time smaller sources are full of crap as you noticed.

Is there a way to clean garbage from gems?

[casparvitch]

Top journals have good research in them, they cannot be bought like that. The downside is that they get caught in the hype, and only publish articles likely to be more glossy.

The way to clean garbage from gems is to spend half a decade plus in grad school (literally).

If you just want to enjoy reading about the latest & greatest in science, then Science & Nature are good reading. But for any real perspective you need to read non-academic writing from those researchers willing to exert that effort.