Author Archives: Science Media Centre
expert reaction to review paper looking at aspirin and cancer
A review, published in Open Biology, looked at aspirin and cancer. Dr Mangesh Thorat, Deputy Director (Clinical) of the … read more
expert reaction to Truss’ announcement on energy / fracking
Liz Truss has announced her energy strategy for the UK. Professor Geoffrey Maitland CBE FREng, Professor of Energy Engineering, … read more
expert reaction to study suggesting possible link between artificial sweeteners and heart disease
A study published in The BMJ looks at artificial sweeteners and risk of cardiovascular diseases. Prof Nita Forouhi, MRC … read more
expert reaction to phase 2b study looking at efficacy and immunogenicity after a booster dose of the R21 malaria vaccine candidate in children in Burkina Faso
Results of the phase 2b trial following the administration of a booster dose of the candidate malaria vaccine, R21, in … read more
Results of a phase 2b malaria booster vaccine trial in children in Africa
University of Oxford researchers have been running trials of their R21/Matrix-M malaria vaccine candidate in children in Burkina Faso, Africa. … read more
expert reaction to study looking at depression, anxiety, worry, perceived stress, and loneliness prior to infection with risk of post–COVID-19 conditions
A study published in JAMA Psychiatry, looked at depression, anxiety, worry, perceived stress, and loneliness prior to infection with risk … read more
expert reaction to the announcement that Liz Truss will be the next UK prime minister
Liz Truss has been announced as the new UK prime minister after winning against Rishi Sunak in the Tory leadership … read more
expert reaction to reports of six cases of pneumonia due to unknown cause in a health centre in Tucumán, Argentina
There have been several media reports of an undiagnosed pneumonia outbreak in Argentina. Dr Jake Dunning, Senior Research Fellow … read more
Hydrogen for net zero
Does hydrogen really have a critical role to play in achieving net zero? And can the UK embrace the engineering … read more
expert reaction to conference abstract looking at people exposed to air pollution revealing greater effects on females than males
A conference abstract (not a published paper) presented at European Respiratory Society International Congress 2022 looks at sex-related differences in … read more
expert reaction to study looking at a method attempting to identify people at greater genetic risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease before any symptoms appear
A study published in PLOS Genetics looks at the use of a genetic risk score for Alzheimer’s disease. Dr … read more
expert reaction to study looking at children born after frozen-thawed embryo transfer and cancer risk
A study published in PLOS Medicine looks at cancer risk in children born after frozen-thawed embryo transfer. Prof Daniel … read more
expert reaction to two studies looking at ultra-processed foods and heart disease, bowel cancer and death
Two studies published in the BMJ look at ultra-processed food consumption and risk of colorectal cancer, cardiovascular disease, and mortality. … read more
expert reaction to observational study on black tea consumption and mortality
An observational study published in Annals of Internal Medicine uses data from UK Biobank to look at tea consumption and … read more
New meta-analysis on statins and muscle pain
Cardiovascular disease is the world’s largest killer, responsible for around 18 million deaths each year. High levels of LDL (‘bad’) … read more
expert reaction to pilot study in two individuals of brain stimulation for binge-eating disorder
A study published in Nature Medicine looks at the use of deep brain stimulation for loss-of-control eating. Dr Alexandra … read more
expert reaction to a paper describing the generation of synthetic stem cell-derived mouse embryos
A paper published in Nature look at the cultivation of synthetic mouse embryo-like structures from stem cells. This Roundup accompanied … read more
Developmental biology: Synthetic mouse embryos generated
Magdalena Zernicka-Goetz is a pioneering researcher who has established the very first system to culture human embryos through the implantation … read more
expert reaction to Rishi Sunak’s interview in the Spectator about the role of scientists in the pandemic
Several journalists have asked us for responses to Rishi Sunak’s comments, here are some in case useful. Professor Robin … read more
Launch of new clinical trial to test treatments for monkeypox
Since May this year we have seen numerous outbreaks of monkeypox outside the countries where it has been endemic. This … read more