A study published in FASEB J looks at maternal antioxidant treatment during pregnancy and memory function in adult rat offspring. … read more
The government has announced the launch of a COVID-19 Antivirals Taskforce that will aim to identify treatments for patients who … read more
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has published a press release stating it finds a possible link between the Janssen COVID-19 … read more
An observational study published in Nature Communications looks at sleep duration in middle and old age and incidence of dementia. … read more
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) have released provisional counts of the number of deaths registered in England and Wales in the … read more
An observational study published in BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health looks at the effects of dietary supplements on the risk … read more
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has released its report on the State of the Global Climate 2020. Dr Samantha … read more
A study published in JAMA Pediatrics looks at paternal drinking before pregnancy and fetal birth defect risk. Prof Rod … read more
Several cases of the SARS-CoV-2 variant B.1.617 have now been detected in the UK. Prof Sharon Peacock, Director of … read more
Professor Lucy Chappell has been announced as the new Chief Scientific Advisor (CSA) and National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) … read more
Researchers at the University of Oxford are launching a human challenge trial to look at what kind of immune response … read more
Researchers from the University of Oxford have launched a human challenge trial which aims to find out what kind of … read more
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has advised that pregnant women should be offered the COVID-19 vaccine at … read more
The government have published the latest estimates for the COVID-19 R number and growth rates. Prof Kevin McConway, Emeritus … read more
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) have released the latest data from their COVID-19 Infection Survey. Prof James Naismith, Director … read more
The government have released the latest statistics from the COVID-19 Test and Trace system. Prof Kevin McConway, Emeritus Professor … read more
A study published in Cell looks at injecting human stem cells into primate embryos to grow human-monkey chimeric embryos. … read more
In an article by the BBC, it’s suggested that analysis of data from Public Health England (PHE) shows 82% of … read more
A preprint, an unpublished non-peer reviewed study, looks at incidence of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis (CVT) after COVID-19, compared to incidence … read more
The European Society of Cardiology (ESC) have published a press release on an observational study looking at intake of red … read more
