Who said what
- @EricTopol posted: "Beyond the established Shingles vaccine link to some protection from dementia and Alzheimer’s disease, a large natural experiment provides …"
- @adamfeuerstein posted: "My general rule for interacting on X: Ignore if you have a follower count that would fit inside a large SUV, or if you can't be bothered to…"
What it means
Research and science discourse clusters around breaking & launches, tools & tutorials. Primary sources and preprints often surface on X before mainstream coverage.
What to do
- Researchers and journals post preprints and trial readouts on X before press coverage.
- Monitor a small set of primary sources rather than broad hashtag noise.
- Add monitors for @EricTopol, @AdamFeuerstein, @BioPharmaCatalyst — use Refresh now for latest posts; paid plans poll faster with alerts.