Author Archives: Science Media Centre
expert reaction to vascular damage from smoking and alcohol in teenage years
Researchers, publishing in European Heart Journal, reported a correlation between smoking and alcohol in teenage years and vascular damage. read more
expert reaction to e-cigarettes and risk of heart attacks
Researchers, publishing in American Journal of Preventive Medicine, reported that use of e-cigarettes every day there was a associated with a higher risk of heart attacks. read more
expert reaction to systematic analysis of the health impacts of alcohol
Researchers, publishing in The Lancet, looked at the health impact of consuming alcohol through a systematic analysis of worldwide studies. read more
expert reaction to eye test to detect pre-clinical alzheimer’s disease
Researchers, publishing in JAMA Ophthalmology, reported that changes in the retina were associated with increased likelyhood of preclinical Alzheimer’s disease. read more
expert reaction to government papers on brexit ‘no deal’
Experts react to 25 Government papers that outline its preparations for a Brexit ‘no deal’. read more
expert reaction to study of blood pressure and room temperature
Researchers, publishing in Journal of Hypertension, reported that warmer indoor temperatures were associated with lower blood pressure. read more
expert reaction to research on moderate drinking and heart disease
Researchers, publishing in BMC Medicine, looked at alcohol consumption and risk of heart disease. They reported that unstable drinking patterns were associated with higher risk of heart disease than consistent alcohol consumption within the recommended guidelines. read more
expert reaction to measles cases in Europe
The WHO announced that over 41,000 people in the WHO European Region had been infected with measles in the first half of 2018; and a Public Health England update said that there were 828 confirmed cases of measles in England between 1 January and 13 August 2018. read more
expert reaction to the Science and Technology Committee’s new report on e-cigarettes
The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee, chaired by Norman Lamb, published its new report on e-cigarettes. read more
expert reaction to study looking at carbohydrate intake and health
A study published in the Lancet Public Health looked at levels of carbohydrate intake, health and longevity. read more
expert reaction to pesticide exposure during pregnancy and autism
A study published in the American Journal of Psychiatry looked at levels of DDE (a breakdown product of the pesticide DDT) and PCBs during pregnancy, and risk of autism in children. read more
expert reaction to pesticide impact on bumblebee colonies
A study published in Nature looked at a new class of pesticide, sulfoximine, and its potential impact on bumblebee colony health. read more
expert reaction to traumatic brain injury and suicide
A paper published in JAMA looked at the association between risk of suicide and having sought medical attention for traumatic brain injury. read more
expert reaction to statistical model prediction of an ‘anomalously warm’ 2018-2022
A modelling study published in Nature Communications produced predictions of global mean surface air temperature, and suggested 2018 to 2022 was predicted to be an ‘anomalously warm’. read more
expert reaction to review paper looking at air pollution exposure of babies in prams
A literature review published in the journal Environment International looked at previously-published studies on levels of exposure to air pollution of babies in prams. read more
expert reaction to Genoa motorway bridge collapse
A motorway bridge in Genoa in Italy has collapsed, killing a number of people. read more
expert reaction to two papers on deep-learning analyses of CT scans and eye scans
Two papers published in Nature Medicine looked at deep-learning analyses, one of CT scans and one of eye scans. read more
expert reaction to lab study on the effects of e-cigarette vapour on lung cells
A paper published in Thorax looked at the effects of e-cigarette vapour on lung cells. read more
expert reaction to US jury ruling that Monsanto product linked to man’s cancer
Monsanto was ordered to pay $289m damages to a man who claimed herbicides containing glyphosate, including Roundup, contributed to his cancer. read more
expert reaction to inappropriate Facebook use, anxiety and low self-esteem
Scientists explore the link between adult attachment and problematic Facebook use in new research published in BMC Psychology.