Author Archives: Science Media Centre
expert reaction to study looking at alcohol-related deaths and hospitalisations in Scotland since the minimum unit pricing for alcohol policy was introduced
An observational study published in the Lancet looks at alcohol-related deaths and hospitalisations in Scotland since the minimum unit pricing … read more
expert reaction to systematic review of studies which look at viewing self harm material online and associated psychological impacts
A systematic review published in Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry looks at the impact of viewing self-harm images on … read more
IPCC AR6 – Synthesis Report
The Synthesis Report is the final part of the IPCC’s Sixth Assessment Report (AR6). It is fully based on the … read more
expert reaction to the AR6 synthesis report, as published by the IPCC
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) have published it’s Sixth Assessment Report (AR6). This Roundup accompanied an SMC Briefing. … read more
expert reaction to research on giving peanut products to babies
Research published in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology looks at the window of opportunity to prevent peanut allergies. … read more
Peanut allergies and babies
Peanut allergy has seen a five-fold increase in recent decades. It now affects around one in 50 children in the … read more
expert reaction to study of elite football players and risk of dementia
A study published in The Lancet Public Health looks at neurodegenerative disease among male elite football players in Sweden. … read more
expert reaction to Meta’s language model for predicting protein structure
A study looking at the application of Meta’s Large Language Models to predict protein structure has been published in Science. … read more
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