Author Archives: Science Media Centre
further reaction to Billy Caldwell and the use of cannabis oil for treatment-resistant epilepsy
The comments below follow on from the rapid reaction we sent out yesterday. read more
AI in healthcare: reality vs science fiction
Artificial intelligence (AI) represents a fascinating new frontier in medicine, promising faster and more accurate diagnoses, an increased ability to identify and treat vulnerable patients, and a more efficient and streamlined service that can free up the time of health care professionals. read more
The future of food and health research
Lifespan is increasing but healthspan is not. Diet-related illness is a cause of 350 million deaths each year globally, and is now the number one cause of death and ill health in the UK. read more
expert reaction to home office decision on Billy Caldwell
This roundup was sent out on Saturday 16th June 2018 and was in response to the Home Office over its refusal to release medicinal cannabis oil that it had confiscated from the family of a severely epileptic boy. Several hours later, the government reversed this decision and issued the boy in question a licence to be treated with the oil. read more
Launch of the second report from the Independent Review Panel for DeepMind Health
DeepMind Health set up an Independent Review Panel in 2016 to provide an oversight of the company’s work with the … read more
expert reaction to retraction and republication of study looking at Mediterranean diet and heart disease
The article “primary prevention of cardiovascular disease with a mediterranean diet” has been retracted from the NEJM. read more
Antarctica’s contribution to sea level rise from 1992 to 2017
The Antarctic Ice Sheet is an important indicator of climate change and driver of sea-level rise. read more
Expert reaction to research on Antarctic ice loss and sea level rise
A new climate assessment to be published in Nature combines multiple satellite surveys of Antarctica to create the most complete picture of ice loss to date.
Britain’s mammals 2018
The first comprehensive review of British mammal populations for more than 20 years will be launched by The Mammal Society … read more
expert reaction to Britain’s Mammals 2018
The first comprehensive review of British mammal populations for more than 20 years has been launched by The Mammal Society and Natural England. read more
expert reaction to prescription medications and depression
A new study, published in JAMA, investigates the association between prescription medications and depression as a possible side effect. read more
expert reaction to using CRISPR/Cas9 and potential cancer risk in cells
A new study, published in Nature Medicine, investigates whether using the CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing tool may – in some instances – increase cancer risk in cells.
expert reaction to claims that half of premature births could be prevented by technique
Scientists from the Genesis Research Trust have claimed that half of premature births could be prevented by bacteria technique test. read more
a new labelling system for medical research press releases
This is a joint post by Fiona Fox, Chief Executive, and Fiona Lethbridge, Senior Press Officer at the Science Media … read more
expert reaction to horizon europe proposal
Experts react to Horizon Europe proposal. read more
expert reaction to study investigation the association between hypertensive disorders in pregnancy and neurodevelopmental disorders in children
A study found an association between hypertensive disorders in pregnancy and neurodevelopmental disorders in children. read more
expert reaction to study of alcohol consumption and sickness absence
Researchers, publishing in Addiction, looked at the number of sick days taken by abstainers, low-risk drinkers and at-risk drinkers. read more
expert reaction to the future for food, farming and the environment
Experts reacted to The future for food, farming and the environment which was published by the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee. read more
expert reaction to paper looking at the genomics of dog flu, published in mBio
A study was published in the journal mBio looking at the genomics of dog flu and whether in future it’s possible dogs could share flu with other mammals such as pigs and possibly people. read more
expert reaction to paper reporting a case of breast cancer being treated by T cell immunotherapy, published in Nature Medicine
A paper in Nature Medicine details the case of a woman with metastatic breast cancer who was given T cell immunotherapy and is now cancer free. read more