Author Archives: Science Media Centre
expert reaction to case of pig-to-brain-dead human kidney xenotransplantation
A case study published in JAMA Surgery looks at graft function after a pig-to-human kidney xenotransplant. Comments sent out … read more
expert reaction to study suggesting molecules in vegetables may help to ease lung infection
A study published in Nature looks suggests that endothelial AHR (aryl hydrocarbon receptor) activity prevents lung barrier disruption in viral … read more
expert reaction to study of e-cigarette use and respiratory symptoms in adolescents and young adults
A study published in Thorax looks at e-cigarette use and respiratory symptoms in adolescents and young adults. Dr Lion … read more
expert reaction to observational study of particulate air pollution from different sources and dementia incidence in the US
An observational study published in JAMA Internal Medicine compares particulate air pollution from different emission sources and incident dementia in … read more
expert reaction to a systematic review on the impact of social media use interventions on mental well-being
A systematic review published in Journal of Medical Internet Research looks at the impact of social media use interventions on … read more
El Niño – what might it bring and what could it mean for health?
The onset of El Niño conditions was officially confirmed by the WMO in July. As the weather phenomenon strengthens, it … read more
expert reaction to Hawaii wildfires
Deaths have been reported following wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui. Comments sent out 11/08/2023: Prof Yadvinder Malhi, … read more
expert reaction to study of blood sugar levels and risk of cardiovascular diseases
A study published in The Lancet Regional Health – Europe looks at sex-specific risks for cardiovascular disease and blood sugar … read more
expert reaction to study looking at Facebook adoption and wellbeing in 72 countries
A study published in Royal Society Open Science estimates the association between Facebook adoption and well-being in 72 countries. … read more
expert reaction to study looking at sugar-sweetened drinks, artificially-sweetened drinks, and liver cancer and chronic liver disease
A study published in JAMA looks at sugar-sweetened and artificially-sweetened beverages and risk of liver cancer and chronic liver disease … read more
expert reaction to Novo Nordisk press release announcing the headline results from their SELECT cardiovascular outcomes semaglutide trial
The press release from Novo Nordisk states that semaglutide 2.4 mg reduces the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events by … read more
Antarctic extreme events
A new synthesis of evidence about extreme events in the Antarctic has been published in Frontiers in Environmental Science. It … read more
expert reaction to study looking at air pollution and antibiotic resistance
A study published in the Lancet Planetary Health looks at particulate matter (PM)2·5 air pollution and clinical antibiotic resistance. … read more
expert reaction to independent report and recommendations from the UK’s Electricity Networks Commissioner, Nick Winser, on electricity transmission infrastructure
The report from the UK’s Electricity Networks Commissioner, Nick Winser, provides recommendations on how to accelerate the deployment of electricity transmission … read more
expert reaction to data on average daily global sea surface temperature from Copernicus, and reported by the BBC
As reported in the BBC, the Copernicus data suggests that average daily global sea surface temperatures this week are the … read more
expert reaction to latest results from ASH annual survey on vaping in Great Britain
Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) have published the latest results of their annual survey on vaping in Great Britain. … read more
expert reaction to study on use of small molecule ligand AOH1996 for inhibiting tumour growth in animals
A study published in Cell Chemical Biology looks at the use of a small molecule for selective chemotherapy. Prof … read more
expert reaction to interim safety analysis of randomised trial on AI-supported mammography screening
A study published in The Lancet Oncology looks at artificial intelligence-supported mammography screen reading versus the standard double reading. … read more
expert reaction to study looking at air pollution exposure and atrial fibrillation risk
A study published in PNAS looks at air pollution, genetic susceptibility, and the risk of atrial fibrillation. Dr Richard … read more
expert reaction to study looking at GPT-3 large language model and ability to reason by analogy
A study published in Nature Human Behaviour looks at emergent analogical reasoning in large language models. Dr Andrew Rogoyski, … read more