Author Archives: Science Media Centre
Heatwaves, wildfires, and other extreme weather events – how much is climate change to blame?
For a long time, climate scientists have struggled to link extreme weather events to climate change. This has changed. The … read more
expert reaction to review of extreme weather and attribution to climate change
A study published in Environmental Research: Climate looks at the extreme weather impacts of climate change This Roundup accompanied an … read more
expert reaction to study looking at mental health and education at adolescence in children conceived by IVF
A study published in the European Journal of Population looks at the well-being of adolescents conceived through medically assisted reproduction. … read more
VROOM trial results: treatment interruption in people on immune-suppressing medication, and antibody response to COVID-19 vaccination
The Vaccine Response On Off Methotrexate (VROOM) trial investigated immune responses to COVID-19 vaccines in adults with autoimmune inflammatory conditions … read more
expert reaction to study looking at interrupting the treatment of the immune-suppressing medicine methotrexate and antibody response to COVID-19 booster vaccination
A study published in the Lancet Respiratory Medicine looks at the effect of a 2-week interruption in methotrexate treatment on … read more
expert reaction to study looking at how people in ancient Turkey responded to climate change
A study published in PLOS ONE looks at settlement, environment, and climate change in the ancient world of Anatolia – … read more
expert reaction to WHO Emergency Committee not recommending that the ongoing monkeypox outbreaks be declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC)
At the International Health Regulations Emergency Committee meeting regarding the multi-country monkeypox outbreak held on the 23rd June, it was … read more
expert reaction to UKHSA second technical briefing on the ongoing Monkeypox outbreak
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has published the latest technical briefing on the monkeypox outbreak in England. Prof Paul Hunter, … read more
expert reaction to latest stats from the ONS COVID-19 Infection Survey, UK: 24 June 2022
The Office for National Statistics (ONS), have released the latest data from their COVID-19 Infection Survey. Dr Stephen Griffin, Associate Professor in … read more
expert reaction to study on genomics and evolution of the monkeypox virus
A study published in Nature Medicine looks at the genomics and evolution of the monkeypox virus in the 2022 multi-country … read more
expert reaction to study looking at long COVID symptoms in children up to age 14
A study published in the Lancet Child & Adolescent Health looks at long COVID symptoms in SARS-CoV-2-positive children aged 0–14 … read more
expert reaction to press release from Moderna on top-line unpublished data on their bivalent booster’s antibody response against omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5
The pharmaceutical company Moderna have released top-line data looking at antibody responses against omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5 from their … read more
Moderna Q&A on their early data on their bivalent booster’s neutralising antibody response against omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5
Today, Moderna have published in a press release their top-line findings looking at neutralising antibody responses from their Omicron-containing bivalent … read more
expert reaction to report from the UKHSA of poliovirus detected in sewage from North and East London
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) have announced that an investigation is underway following poliovirus detection in sewage from North and East … read more
expert reaction to report on state of UK fertility treatment
A report published by the Progress Education Trust (PET) looks at public attitudes and understanding on fertility, genomics and embryo … read more
expert reaction to latest update from UKHSA on monkeypox cases and new vaccination strategy
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) have announced that the smallpox vaccine (Imvanex) is to be offered more widely to help … read more
expert reaction to news that the family of Archie Battersbee is able to take their case to the Court of Appeal after a previous court decision had ruled Archie was “brain-stem dead” and treatment should stop
Comments from Professor Alastair Sutcliffe and Professor Dominic Wilkinson in response to news that the parents of Archie Battersbee have … read more
expert reaction to study looking at using predictive modelling and a single MRI scan to diagnose Alzheimer’s Disease
A study published in Communications Medicine looks at the use of an MRI brain scan and predictive modelling to detect … read more
expert reaction to study in mice looking at ovarian fibrosis and the drug pirfenidone and whether mouse fertility can be extended
A mouse study, published in Science Advances, looked at ovarian fibrosis and the drug pirfenidone and whether mouse fertility can be … read more
expert reaction to study looking at long COVID prevalence associated with delta versus omicron variants of SARS-CoV-2
A study published in the Lancet looks at risk of long COVID associated with different variants of SARS-CoV-2. Dr … read more