Author Archives: Science Media Centre
expert reaction to study looking at contact events in rugby union and blood flow in the brain
A study published in Experimental Physiology looks at contact events in rugby union and and blood flow in the brain. … read more
expert reaction to latest weekly NHS COVID-19 app statistics
The NHS have published the latest weekly statistics on the NHS COVID-19 app, showing a decline from last week in … read more
expert reaction to new ONS stats on prevalence of ongoing symptoms following COVID-19 infection in the UK: 5 August 2021
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) have released the latest estimates of the prevalence people with self-reported “long COVID” using data from … read more
Results from the RECOVERY-RS trial comparing three respiratory interventions (equipment in hospitals) in COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory failure
The Respiratory Strategies in COVID-19; CPAP, High-flow, and Standard Care (RECOVERY-RS) trial, funded and supported by the National Institute for … read more
expert reaction to preprint from the RECOVERY-RS trial looking at respiratory interventions in COVID-19 patients with acute respiratory failure
A preprint, an unpublished non-peer reviewed study, from the RECOVERY-RS trial looks at respiratory strategies in acute respiratory failure patients … read more
Q&A with paediatricians on updated JCVI advice on vaccines for 16 and 17 year-olds
We put on a Q&A so science and health journalists could ask their questions to paediatricians on the updated JCVI … read more
expert reaction to JCVI advising COVID-19 vaccination of young people aged 16 to 17
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) has issued updated advice on COVID-19 vaccination of young people aged 16 … read more
expert reaction to the latest fortnightly release on the COVID-19 Infection Survey looking at antibody and vaccination data for the UK, 4 August 2021
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) have released the latest report from the COVID-19 infection survey, looking at antibody and vaccination data … read more
Latest results from the REACT-1 study on COVID-19 prevalence across England
We recently heard from the REACT-1 scientists with interim results from round 13 of their study looking at virus prevalence … read more
expert reaction to latest results from the REACT-1 study on COVID-19 prevalence across England
A preprint, an unpublished non-peer reviewed study, reports on the latest data from the REACT-1 study on COVID-19 spread across … read more
Study looking at how common long-lasting symptoms from COVID-19 are in children
Scientists from King’s College London using data from the COVID Symptom Study smartphone app (ZOE/KCL) have done a study looking … read more
expert reaction to study looking at long-lasting symptoms from COVID-19 in children
A study published in The Lancet Child & Adolescent Health looks at illness duration and symptom profile in symptomatic UK … read more
expert reaction to ONS stats on deaths registered weekly in England and Wales, provisional: week ending 23 July 2021
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) have released provisional counts of the number of deaths registered in England and Wales in the … read more
expert reaction to news that the NHS COVID-19 app has been updated so fewer contacts of a positive asymptomatic case will need to isolate
The government have announced that changes made today to the NHS COVID-19 app will result in fewer contacts being advised … read more
Launch of Preg-CoV study looking at gap between COVID-19 vaccine doses in pregnant women
Preg-CoV will be the UK’s largest clinical trial investigating the best gap between first and second COVID-19 vaccine doses for … read more
expert reaction to observational study looking at lifestyle changes and levels of short-sightedness in school children during the pandemic
An observational study published in British Journal of Ophthalmology looks at myopia (short-sightedness) incidence and lifestyle changes among school children … read more
expert reaction to latest daily case numbers and hospitalisation data
A comment from Professor Paul Hunter on the latest figures on the DHSC COVID-19 Dashboard. Prof Paul Hunter, Professor in … read more
Latest results from the FIELD study (Football’s InfluencE on Lifelong health and Dementia risk)
Major new results from the FIELD (Football’s InfluencE on Lifelong health and Dementia risk) study were announced on Monday 2 … read more
expert reaction to study looking at former professional football players and risk of neurodegenerative disease
A study published in JAMA Neurology looks at Association of Field Position and Career Length With Risk of Neurodegenerative Disease … read more
expert reaction to report on detecting SARS-CoV-2 in railway stations, commissioned by Network Rail
A study commissioned by Network Rail looked for traces of SARS-CoV-2 by swabbing places passengers touch regularly like escalator handrails, … read more