Author Archives: Science Media Centre
expert reaction to news stories that the government has allowed animal testing for ingredients of cosmetics despite ban
There were some news stories reporting that the government has allowed animal testing for ingredients of cosmetics despite a ban. … read more
expert reaction to WHO declaring that COVID-19 is now an established and ongoing health issue which no longer constitutes a public health emergency of international concern (PHEIC)
Following the 15th meeting of the Emergency Committee, the World Health Organization (WHO) have declared that COVID-19 is no longer … read more
expert reaction to study looking at perceived cognitive deficits in patients with symptomatic Covid and their association with long Covid
A study published in JAMA Network Open looks at perceived cognitive deficits in patients with symptomatic SARS-CoV-2 and their association … read more
expert reaction to rise in UK measles cases, and information from the UKHSA urging parents to check their children’s MMR vaccine records
A press release from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) encourages parents to check whether children are fully up to … read more
expert reaction to statement by Lilly saying that Alzheimer’s drug donanemab succeeds in Phase III trial
A press release from Eli Lilly states that their antibody treatment, donanemab, significantly slowed cognitive and functional decline in phase … read more
expert reaction to Müller recalling some Cadbury branded dessert products because of the possible presence of Listeria monocytogenes
An alert from The Food Standards Agency (FSA) states that Müller has taken the precautionary step of recalling some batches … read more
expert reaction to Geoffrey Hinton quits google over risks posed by AI
It has been reported that Geoffrey Hinton has left Google and spoken about the dangers of AI. Prof Duc … read more
expert reaction to study describing a language decoder reconstructing meaning from brain scans
A study published in Nature Neuroscience looks at semantic reconstruction of continuous language from non-invasive brain recordings. Prof. Dr. … read more
expert reaction to study comparing physician and AI chatbot responses to patient questions
A study published in JAMA Internal Medicine compares physician and artificial intelligence chatbot responses to patient questions. Prof Martyn … read more
expert reaction to study looking at birth by Caesarean section and development of early-onset colorectal cancer
A study published in JAMA Network Open looks at birth by C-section and development of early-onset colorectal cancer. Prof … read more
expert reaction to study looking at air quality in homes in India and a measure of visual cognition in babies
A study published in eLife looks at air quality in India and visual cognition in the first two years of … read more
expert reaction to two Cochrane reviews looking at stool transplants for recurrent Clostridium difficile infection, and for inflammatory bowel disease
Two reviews published in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews look at the use of faecal microbiota transplantation (FMT) for the … read more
expert reaction to observational study of autistic traits and early ear and respiratory symptoms
An observational study published in BMJ Open looks at associations between autistic traits and early ear and upper respiratory signs. … read more
expert reaction to study on fried foods and anxiety and depression
A study published in PNAS looks at fried food consumption and anxiety and depression. Prof Gunter Kuhnle, Professor of … read more
expert reaction to Phase 1b study of MAPTRx in mild Alzheimer’s disease
Results of a phase 1b trial, looking at Tau-targeting antisense oligonucleotide MAPTRx in mild Alzheimer’s disease, has been published in … read more
expert comments about the XBB.1.16 Omicron subvariant
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) published a new technical briefing on SARS-CoV-2 variants of concern on Friday, containing information … read more
expert reaction to European State of the Climate 2022 report
The European State of the Climate 2022 report has been published by Copernicus. Prof Chris Merchant, National Centre for … read more
expert reaction to observational study of talking therapies for depression and future risk of cardiovascular disease
An observational study published in European Health Journal looks at psychological therapies for depression and cardiovascular risk. Professor Sir … read more
expert reaction to study suggesting a link between concurrent vaping in early teen smokers and persistent and heavier smoking in late teens
A study published in Tobacco Control looks at e-cigarette use among early adolescent cigarette smokers. Prof Lion Shahab, Professor … read more
expert reaction to study looking at the association of COVID-19 infection with diabetes
A study published in JAMA Network Open looks at the association of association of COVID-19 infection with incident diabetes. … read more