Author Archives: Science Media Centre
expert reaction to study looking at mothers with COVID-19 and their babies
A study, published in the Lancet Child & Adolescent Health, looked at mothers with COVID-19 and their babies. Prof … read more
expert reaction to paper modelling global plastic cycles and the impact of different interventions
A study, published in Science, modelled global plastic cycles and the impact of different interventions. Dr Alice Horton, Anthropogenic Contaminants … read more
expert reaction to latest statistics from NHS Test and Trace in England
NHS Test and Trace have released the latest figures for England covering the 9th to 15th of July 2020. … read more
expert reaction to new guidance on face coverings in England
The department of Health have issued new guidance on face coverings in England. Dr David Strain, Senior Clinical Lecturer, … read more
expert reaction to study looking at the IL-1 receptor antagonist, anakinra, and outcomes in 22 patients with advanced-stage COVID-19-associated pneumonia
Research, published in PNAS, looked at the IL-1 receptor antagonist, anakinra, and outcomes in 22 patients with advanced-stage COVID-19-associated pneumonia. … read more
expert reaction to study looking at TV watching time and health outcomes
An observational study, published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings, has looked at possible associations between television viewing time and poor health outcomes. … read more
expert reaction to paper looking at weather and COVID-19
A paper, published in Environmental and Resource Economics, has looked at the possibility of links between the weather and the spread … read more
expert reaction to study looking at neutralising antibodies directed to multiple epitopes on SARS-CoV-2 spike
A study, published in Nature, has looked at neutralising antibodies produced by COVID-19 patients and their potency. Prof Eleanor Riley, … read more
expert reaction to study looking at Interleukin 7 immunotherapy and lymphocyte counts in a group of patients with severe COVID-19
A paper, published in JAMA Network Open, has looked at the lymphocyte counts of a group of patients with severe COVID-19 … read more
expert reaction to announcement by DEFRA that bovine TB vaccine trials have been given approval to start in England and Wales
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has announced that approval has been given for bovine TB vaccine … read more
expert reaction to study looking at mental health, lockdown and the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK
A study, published in The Lancet Psychiatry, has looked at the effects on mental health of lockdown and the COVID-19 pandemic … read more
expert reaction to correspondence paper looking at decline in antibody levels in a group of people with mild COVID-19 in the US
A correspondence paper, published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), has looked at the antibody levels in a group … read more
expert reaction to preprint (not a published paper) on weather and COVID-19 severity
A preprint, an unpublished non-peer reviewed paper posted on medRxiv, has looked at links between weather and severity of COVID-19 … read more
expert reaction to latest ONS stats on deaths in England and Wales up to week ending 10 July 2020
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) have published their latest update of registered deaths in the UK, up to week … read more
Results of the Oxford phase 1/2 COVID-19 vaccine trial
Early stage results from a phase 1/2 clinical trial of the University of Oxford’s vaccine candidate against SARS-CoV-2 have just … read more
expert reaction to two vaccine candidate studies: a phase 1/2 trial of the University of Oxford’s ChAdOx1 vaccine candidate; and a phase 2 trial of China’s Ad5-vectored COVID-19 vaccine candidate
Two papers on vaccine candidates for COVID-19 have been published in The Lancet. The first* discusses the results of a phase … read more
expert reaction to announcement by Synairgen that their drug SNG001 has had positive results in initial trials on COVID-19 patients
The UK drug company Synairgen, founded by academics from the University of Southampton, have announced in a press release that … read more
expert reaction to pause of publication on the DHSC website of PHE dashboard daily COVID-19 death figures
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) have paused their publication of the daily COVID-19 death figures from Public … read more
expert reaction to media report suggesting that a rapid fingerprick antibody test has shown high accuracy
The Daily Telegraph reported that a rapid fingerpick COVID-19 antibody test being developed has shown high accuracy. Prof Paul … read more
what do we know about T cells in COVID-19 infection and disease?
There has been a focus on the antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 infection and efforts to develop a ‘have I had … read more