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Ann Babtie
Reviewed on 18 Dec 2025
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Fairly clear summary of a recent research paper published at the cited university, but in parts overstates the evidence behind the claimed findings, and also overemphasises the potential implications.

It does a reasonable job of explaining the terminology used and why the research is interesting. It summarises the key facts clearly, before giving a more detailed overview.

It could be clearer about the actual experiments done within the study (e.g. number of adults and their health / age, duration and type of exercise, what was sampled) as this is key to understanding limitations of the scope of the study.

It could also clarify which results stem from in vitro vs in vivo studies, rather than just using the phrase "in the lab". E.g. the studies on crossing blood brain barriers are done on artificial in vitro mimics of these structures - this may not translate to what occurs in the human body, so these results are overstated.

In general, some of the findings are overstated (e.g. the paper shows increased binding between EVs and POMC, but not that it increases transport; it doesn't prove transport across human blood-brain barrier), and this news article doesn't address limitations. While an interesting research topic, the news article isn't particularly balanced as is trying to overstate the findings and impact.

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