Author Archives: Science Media Centre
expert reaction to Hurricane Melissa
Scientists comment on Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica. Dr Emily Vosper, Senior Research Associate in Climate Extremes, University of Bristol, … read more
expert reaction to study looking at steps in one long walk vs in multiple short walks, and cardiovascular health
A study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine looks at one long walk vs multiple short walks and cardiovascular health. … read more
expert reaction to study looking at light exposure at night and cardiovascular disease incidence
A study published in JAMA Network Open looks at night time light exposure and cardiovascular disease incidence. Prof Tim Chico, Professor … read more
expert reaction to study on the association between prenatal exposure to air pollution and autism risk in childhood
A study published in JAMA Network Open looks at the association between prenatal air pollution exposure and the risk of autism during … read more
expert reaction to annual statistics on the use of animals in scientific procedures in the UK for 2024
Scientists comment on the annual statistics, published by the Home Office, on the use of animals in scientific procedures. … read more
expert reaction to live imaging of late-stage preimplantation human embryos and preimplantation genetic testing (PGT-A)
A study published in Nature Biotechnology looks at live imaging of late-stage preimplantation human embryos. Prof Peter Braude, Emeritus Professor of … read more
expert reaction to study looking at cardiovascular health in people who were born around the time of sugar rationing in the UK
A study published in the BMJ looks at the impact of sugar rationing and long term cardiovascular health. Dr Ada Garcia, … read more
expert reaction to study looking at semaglutide and cardiovascular health with or without weight loss
A study published in the Lancet looks at semaglutide and cardiovascular health regardless of weight loss. Dr Sonya Babu-Narayan, Clinical Director, … read more
Gene-editing pigs resistant to classical swine fever
Researchers have created pigs that are resistant to classical swine fever (CSF), a highly infectious and often fatal disease that … read more
expert reaction to study on gene-edited pigs made resistant to classical swine fever
A study published in Trends in Biotechnology looks at gene editing in pigs to make them resistant to classical swine fever (CSF). … read more
expert reaction to study on COVID-19 mRNA vaccines and immune response to cancer in immunotherapy
A study published in Nature looks at COVID-19 mRNA vaccines and the immune response to tumours during immunotherapy. Prof Andrew Beggs, … read more
expert reaction to the assessment of the direct impact of ULEZ on air pollution in the Greater London area
An assessment published in npj Clean Air looks at the direct impact of ULEZ on air pollution in the Greater London … read more
Physical side effects of antidepressants – a systematic review and network meta-analysis
In the UK, between 15-20% of adults are prescribed antidepressants. While we have good comparative data on efficacy of these … read more
expert reaction to systematic review and network meta-analysis on physical side effects of antidepressants
A systematic review and network meta-analysis published in The Lancet looks at the physical side effects of antidepressants. Dr Lade Smith … read more
antidepressants vary widely in their physical side effects
Different antidepressants vary widely in their physical side effects, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis published in The Lancet. … read more
expert reaction to conference abstract on the association between hormone therapy and autoimmune disease risk
A conference abstract presented at the 2025 Annual Meeting of The Menopause Society looks at an association between hormone therapy and … read more
expert reaction to unpublished conference abstract looking at oestrogen therapy started during perimenopause (vs started after menopause vs not started at all) and risk of breast cancer, heart attack and stroke
A conference abstract presented at the 2025 Annual Meeting of The Menopause Society in Orlando looks at oestrogen therapy during … read more
Major internet outage takes out dozens of websites, banking services, apps and games
An issue related to Amazon’s web service platform has knocked out Snapchat, Duolingo, and a number of other websites, apps … read more
expert reaction to Amazon internet services outage
Scientists comment on an Amazon internet services outage affecting many websites and apps. Dr Graeme Bragg, Computer networking expert, University … read more
expert reaction to conference abstract on the DYNAMIC-III study on ctDNA-guided adjuvant chemotherapy de-escalation in stage III colon cancer
A conference abstract presented at the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) 2025 meeting looks at adjuvant chemotherapy given in stage … read more