A new study, published in BMJ Open, researchers study the association between maternal caffeine intake during pregancy and the child’s weight gain and overweigh risk up to 8 years.
Researchers publishing in The Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery & Psychiatry investigate the association between physical activity (PA) and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in population-based case-control studies in three European countries using a validated and harmonised questionnaire read more
A systematic review and meta-analysis examines the role of alcohol in the occurrence of PMS, published in BMJ Open. read more
DEFRA has said that toxic nerve agent ‘hotspots’ could still be in the city of Salisbury following the novichok attack on an ex-Russian spy and his daughter.
The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee has published a new report: Genomics and Genome Editing in the NHS. read more
Researchers publishing in PLoS Genetics examine the potential and limits for rapid genetic adaptation to warming in a Great Barrier Reef coral. 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.