Biomarker Porn: From Bad Science to Press Release to Praise by NIMH Director

Concluding installment of NIMH biomarker porn: Depression, daughters, and telomeres Pioneer HPA-axis researcher Bernard “Barney” Carroll’s comment left no doubt about what he thought of the Molecular Psychiatry article I discussed in my last issue of Mind the Brain: Where … Continue reading »

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NIMH Biomarker Porn: Depression, Daughters, and Telomeres Part 1

Does having to cope with their mother’s depression REALLY inflict irreversible damage on daughters’ psychobiology and shorten their lives? A recent BMJ article revived discussion of responsibility for hyped and distorted coverage of scientific work in the media. The usual … Continue reading »

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