[con-templative]

> Really it's just not worth even reading whatever the popular press has to say about a particular strand of research, especially when lines like "regenerate the entire immune system" are thrown around.

To look at it from the opposite perspective, here's a helpful guide for scientists on how to get a health study into the UK news: http://www.nhs.uk/news/2014/12December/Pages/your-guide-to-h...

[DanBC]

I love the NHS (UK National Health Service) information "Behind the Headlines" site that your link comes from.

http://www.nhs.uk/news/Pages/NewsIndex.aspx

[con-templative]

Amen. I imagine they'll have a post on the Telegraph article in a week or so.

[lotsofmangos]

"Boffins, are you having trouble communicating the fruits of your labour to a wider audience?

Have you spent five thankless years going through stool samples in an attempt to find new treatments for giardiasis only to have your work written up as a single paragraph on page 34 of the Rochdale Observer?

Well, worry no more. Drawing on decades of journalistic experience, the Behind the Headlines team has come up with the definitive guide to getting your work featured prominently on News at Ten. Simply follow the 10 tips below and before you know it you’ll be talking p-values with Phil and Holly on ITV's This Morning."

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This reads like a Register article after Lewis Page has forgotten to take his pills again.

[cbd1984]

I can just hear the cherry British accent (RP, if you please) soaking through the text.

[lotsofmangos]

You should try following 'More or Less' on Radio-4.

Here's their 'Numbers of the Year 2014' -

http://downloads.bbc.co.uk/podcasts/radio4/moreorless/moreor...