Author Archives: Science Media Centre
expert reaction to the Spring Budget
Scientists react to the Chancellors Spring Budget announcement. Stephanie Baxter, Head of Policy at the Institution of Engineering and … read more
expert reaction to study looking at a link between sweetened drinks and atrial fibrillation risk
A study published in Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology looks at sweetened beverages and risk of atrial fibrillation. Victoria Taylor, Senior … read more
expert reaction to media reports and questions about pregabalin
Scientists react to media reports about pregabalin for anxiety. Prof Glyn Lewis, Professor of Psychiatric Epidemiology, University College London … read more
expert reaction to study collecting foetal stem cells and growing organoids
A study published in Nature Communications looks at collecting foetal stem cells from amniotic and tracheal fluids and growing organoids. Prof … read more
Pioneering approach to collecting foetal stem cells, and growing organoids in the lab, to research late-stage pregnancy
Currently, the only way to collect foetal stem cells and grow them in a lab into organoids (for scientific research) … read more
expert reaction to study looking at a daily fibre supplement and muscle function and cognition in over-60s
A study published in Nature Communications looks at fibre supplements, muscle function and cognition in over 60s. Prof David Curtis, … read more
expert reaction to modelling study looking at menu calorie labelling, and obesity and deaths from cardiovascular disease in England
A study published in the Lancet Public Health looks at calorie labelling, obesity and deaths from cardiovascular disease (CVD). Prof Sir … read more
expert reaction to umbrella review looking at ultra-processed food exposure and adverse health outcomes
A study published in the BMJ looks at UPF exposure and adverse health outcomes. Prof Martin Warren, Quadram Institute Chief Scientific … read more
expert reaction to study looking at measures of cognitive performance in people who had and hadn’t had Covid
A study published in NEJM looks at cognition and memory after Covid-19. Dr Michael Zandi, neurologist and researcher at UCL’s Queen … read more
Cognition and memory in people who had and hadn’t had Covid-19 in a large community sample, REACT Long COVID
The REACT team at Imperial College London have carried out an observational study looking at measures of cognitive performance in … read more
Perceptions of vaping among smokers
A new study led by researchers at UCL finds that more than half of smokers in England incorrectly believe that … read more
Therapy as a treatment for non-physical symptoms of menopause
A new study by UCL researchers has found that interventions such as Mindfulness-Based Interventions (MBI) and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) … read more
expert reaction to smoking/vaping and suicide attempts among children
A study published in JAMA Network Open looks at the use of tobacco products and suicide attempts among children. Dr John … read more
expert reaction to impact of large-scale forestation on CO2 removal benefits
A study published in Science looks at the impact of large-scale forestation on CO2 removal benefits. Dr Cat Scott, School of … read more
expert reaction to study finding a correlation between IFN-γ release and Long Covid Symptoms
A study published in Science Advances looks at a correlation between IFN-γ release and Long COVID symptoms. Prof. Peter JM Openshaw, … read more
expert reaction to study of deep phenotyping of patients with post-infectious ME/CFS
A study published in Nature Communications looks at phenotyping of patients with post-infectious ME/CFS. Prof Karl Morten, Principle Investigator, Nuffield Department … read more
expert reaction to new methodology for estimating excess deaths in the UK
Scientists react to new methodology published by ONS that estimates excess deaths in the UK. Dr Jason Oke, Senior … read more
Excess deaths – a new methodology and better understanding
During and since the coronavirus pandemic, we’ve generally seen more people die than we’d expect. Different organisations have used different … read more