Author Archives: Science Media Centre
expert reaction to study looking at sugary drinks intake and incidence of early-onset colorectal cancer among women
An observational study published in Gut looks at sugar-sweetened beverage intake in adulthood and adolescence and risk of early-onset colorectal … read more
expert reaction to the Global Methane Report
The Global Methane Report has been published by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). Prof Myles Allen, Professor of … read more
expert reaction to study looking at sex-specific impact of obesity on outcomes for hospitalised COVID-19 patients
A study published in European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases looks at sex-specific impact of severe obesity on … read more
how should genetically altered food be regulated?
In January, Defra launched a public consultation on the regulation of genetic technologies in the UK. The government is expected … read more
expert reaction to ONS figures for quarterly alcohol-specific deaths in England and Wales
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) have released data on quarterly alcohol-specific deaths in England and Wales: 2001 to 2019 registrations … read more
expert reaction to Biden administration support for waiving intellectual property protections for COVID-19 vaccines
The U.S. Trade Representative Katherine Tai released a statement today announcing the Biden-Harris Administration’s support for waiving intellectual property (IP) … read more
expert reaction to study from Denmark and Norway looking at rare blood clots after the Oxford-AstraZeneca vaccine
A study published in the BMJ looks at arterial events, venous thromboembolism, thrombocytopenia, and bleeding after vaccination with the Oxford-AstraZeneca … read more
expert reaction to Israel nation-wide study looking at Pfizer vaccine effectiveness
A observational study published in the Lancet looks at impact and effectiveness of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine against infections, cases, … read more
expert reaction to phase 2a-b trial of the Novavax COVID-19 vaccine in South Africa against the B.1.351 ‘South African’ variant
A paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) looks at results from the phase 2a-b trial of … read more
impact of melting land ice on sea level rise
Rising temperatures as a result of CO2 emissions will cause land ice to melt and sea level to rise. Glaciers, … read more
expert reaction to the latest fortnightly release on the ONS Coronavirus Infection Survey looking at characteristics of people testing positive for COVID-19 in the UK, 5 May 2021
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) have released the latest report from the COVID-19 infection survey, looking at characteristics of people testing … read more
expert reaction to ONS stats on deaths registered weekly in England and Wales, provisional: week ending 23 April 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 study looking at short-term air pollution, cognitive performance and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use
The Veterans Affairs Normative Aging Study, published in Nature Aging, looks at short-term air pollution, cognitive performance and use of nonsteroidal … read more
expert reaction to CRISPR-based gene editing tools used to correct Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy mutations in mice
A study published in Science Advances demonstrates the effectiveness of two CRISPR-based gene editing technologies for correcting Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy … read more
study looking at immune response to variants after one dose of Pfizer
A new paper, published in Science at 3pm this afternoon, looks at the immune responses in UK healthcare workers following … read more
expert reaction to latest R number and growth rates estimates, published by the government
The government have published the latest estimates for the COVID-19 R number and growth rates. Prof Kevin McConway, Emeritus … read more
ISARIC4C/CO-CIN SAGE paper on hospitalised vaccinated patients during the second UK COVID-19 wave
A short report investigating hospitalised vaccinated patients during the second wave of the UK COVID-19 outbreak using the ISARIC4C / … read more
expert reaction to document produced for SAGE (not a peer-reviewed paper) looking at hospitalised vaccinated patients during the second COVID-19 wave in the UK
One of the documents informing the advice from SAGE looks at hospitalised vaccinated patients during the second wave in the … read more
expert reaction to press release from Synairgen announcing data from their phase II trial of inhaled interferon beta in COVID-19 patients
Synairgen have published a press release today announcing the data from their phase II trial of inhaled interferon beta (IFN-beta) … read more
expert reaction to latest data from the ONS Infection Survey
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) have released the latest data from their COVID-19 Infection Survey. Prof James Naismith, Director of … read more