The Advisory Council on the Misuse of Drugs (ACMD) has written to the Home Office detailing their short-term advice on the scheduling of of cannabis-derived medicinal products.
The Home Office has published its 2017 statistics on animals used in scientific procedures.
The JCVI has made a statement about whether to extend the HPV vaccine to adolescent boys.
Scientists publishing in the NEJM report that using adrenaline in cardiac arrests results in less than 1% more people leaving hospital alive – but nearly doubles the survivors’ risk of severe brain damage. read more
When someone’s heart stops and paramedics arrive, they are given CPR and shocks from a defibrillator. If they are still not responding, adrenaline is given as a last resort to increase blood flow to the heart. read more
A new study, published in Molecular Psychiatry, investigates consumption of nitrated meat products and manic episodes. read more
As part of the celebration of our ten year anniversary, a special film was commissioned about the Science Media Centre. Featuring some of the top scientists, journalists and press officers who have worked with us in the last decade, the film covers how and why the SMC was set up and the methods by which the Centre works from day-to-day. All anniversary material, including a publication of essays about the work of the SMC, is available here.