Author Archives: Science Media Centre
expert reaction to study looking at an immune cell (monocyte) function in patients hospitalised with COVID who have lung-related long COVID symptoms
A study published in the European Respiratory Journal looks at monocyte function and long COVID lung symptoms in hospitalised COVID … read more
expert reaction to analysis of global life expectancy data
An analysis of life expectancy in the UK from 1952 to 2021 has been published in the Journal of the Royal … read more
expert reaction to study attempting to generate functional mouse egg cells from male mouse stem cells
A study published in Nature looks at generating functional oocytes from male mice in vitro. Prof Rod Mitchell, Professor … read more
expert reaction to study of high sucralose diet and immune response in mice
A study published in Nature looks at the dietary sweetener sucralose and immune response in mice. Prof Neil Mabbott, … read more
expert reaction to the Spring Budget
The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, presented his Spring Budget 2023 to Parliament today. Comments specifically on the plans … read more
expert reaction to OpenAI announcing GPT-4
OpenAI has revealed ChatGPT successor, GPT-4. Prof Dimitrios Makris, Professor in Computer Vision and Machine Learning, Kingston University, said: … read more
expert reaction to study looking at Mediterranean diet and women’s cardiovascular disease and death risk
A study published in Heart looks at a Mediterranean diet and cardiovascular disease in women. Prof George Davey Smith … read more
expert reaction to study looking at blood caffeine level and body fat / type 2 diabetes
A study published in BMJ Medicine looks at plasma caffeine, adiposity, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular disease. Dr Katarina … read more
expert reaction to the MHRA withdrawing pholcodine-containing cough and cold medicines from the UK market as a precautionary measure
The UK Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has announced the withdrawal of pholcodine-containing cough and cold medicines from the … read more
expert reaction to study of plain packaging for e-cigarettes
A study published in JAMA Network Open looks at the use of and Standardised Packaging for e-cigarettes. Dr Sarah Jackson, … read more
expert reaction to observational study on Mediterranean diet and risk of dementia
An observational study published in BMC Medicine looks at adherence to a Mediterranean diet and risk of dementia. Dr … read more
expert reaction to news that data collection for the ONS COVID-19 Infection Survey is to be paused from 31 March 2023
A press release from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has announced that data collection for the COVID-19 Infection Survey … read more
expert reaction to systematic review and meta-analysis on mental health before and during the COVID-19 pandemic
A systematic review and meta-analysis published in The BMJ looks at mental health symptoms before and during the covid-19 pandemic. … read more
expert reaction to unpublished conference abstract on long COVID symptoms after infection with different variants
A conference abstract (not a published paper) presented at the European Congress of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases (ECCMID) annual … read more
expert reaction to study looking at birth method and mother-infant microbiota transmission and infant microbiota development
A study published in Cell Host & Microbe looks at birth method and infant microbiome development. Prof Andrew Shennan, … read more
expert reaction to NICE guidance: ‘Semaglutide for managing overweight and obesity’
The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published guidance on the use of semaglutide for managing overweight and … read more
expert reaction to IARC press release and article in the Lancet Planetary Health looking at food processing and cancer risk in Europe
A study published in the Lancet Planetary Health looks at Food processing and cancer risk in Europe from the prospective … read more
expert reaction to JCVI advice for a 2023 spring COVID-19 booster programme
The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) statement on spring 2023 COVID-19 vaccinations has been published. Dr Catherine Hyams, PostDoctoral … read more
expert reaction to Paul Nurse’s Independent Review of the UK’s Research, Development and Innovation Organisational Landscape
The final report and recommendations on the UK’s Research, Development and Innovation (RDI) Organisational Landscape have been published. This Roundup … read more
Research development and innovation – The Paul Nurse review
This Landscape Review by Sir Paul Nurse was commissioned as part of the 2021 UK Innovation Strategy, to describe the … read more