Comment by howunfortunate
13 hours ago
> randomized, placebo-controlled clinical evidence
:)
> data from a...clinical trial of 108 adults with HIV associated lipohypertrophy
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13 hours ago
> randomized, placebo-controlled clinical evidence
:)
> data from a...clinical trial of 108 adults with HIV associated lipohypertrophy
:(
They work on that group because (as the article says) they show increased aging relative to a normal group, making it easier to detect effects in a relatively short running study.
Why the sad face?
Title of the post hints to a generalization. Study otherwise is pretty specific in the group of people being studied.
I guess I've become so used to the Science News Cycle that I'm not even surprised when I see it behave like this:
https://phdcomics.com/comics/archive.php?comicid=1174
This, and also it's a pitifully small sample size regardless.
> howunfortunate
I have never seen a user name better fit a hacker news comment.
This also perfectly sums up the whole emotional roller coaster of modern science communication.Oh that could be cool (title)... Hey this might be good work... Fuck thats depressing I will never get this time back.