Author Archives: Science Media Centre
expert reaction to the government’s food strategy
The government’s food strategy has been announced today. Prof Judy Buttriss, Visiting Professor in the School of Biosciences and … read more
expert reaction to press release from Sanofi on the Sanofi-GSK COVID-19 booster and measures of immune response against variants of concern
Sanofi has reported data from two trials conducted with its new next-generation COVID-19 booster vaccine candidate modelled on the Beta variant antigen and including GSK’s pandemic adjuvant. … read more
expert reaction to a conference abstract on retinal screening predicting risk of myocardial infarction
A conference abstract presented at the European Society of Human Genetics Conference looks at the use of retinal vascular complexity to … read more
expert reaction to GSK announcement about RSV vaccine for older adults
GSK has announced positive pivotal phase III data for its respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) vaccine candidate for older adults. … read more
expert reaction to observational study of mothers who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 during pregnancy and neurodevelopmental outcomes in their children at 1 year
A study, published in JAMA Network Open, looked at mothers who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 during pregnancy and neurodevelopmental outcomes in … read more
expert reaction to the Khan review of smoking in England
The UK Government have published the Khan review, an independent review by Dr Javed Khan into the government’s ambition to … read more
expert reaction to press release from Moderna giving their interim top-line findings looking at antibody responses from their Omicron-containing bivalent COVID-19 vaccine
The pharmaceutical company Moderna have released interim top-line findings looking at antibody responses from their Omicron-containing bivalent COVID-19 vaccine. … read more
expert reaction to study looking at the consumption of fish and risk of melanoma
A study published in Cancer causes and Control looks at fish intake and melanoma risk. Dr Stacey Lockyer, Senior … read more
Our Phosphorus Future report: how can we avert a global phosphorus crisis?
Phosphorus is an essential nutrient for fertiliser and livestock feed, and hence food security. However inefficient use and lose of … read more
Moderna Q&A on their interim data on their omicron-containing bivalent vaccine
Today, Moderna have published in a press release their interim top-line findings looking at antibody responses from their Omicron-containing bivalent … read more
expert reaction to results of the TACKLE Phase 3 trial of Evusheld (tixagevimab and cilgavimab) for treating early COVID-19 in outpatients
Results of a phase 3 trial published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine look at safety and efficacy of intramuscular administration … read more
expert reaction to Monkeypox being designated a notifiable disease by UKHSA
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has announced that monkeypox is to be listed as a notifiable disease in law from 8 … read more
expert reaction to press release from the Environment Agency about coastal communities and sea level rise
In a press release the Environment Agency’s chief executive Sir James Bevan warns that inevitable climate impacts will mean some … read more
expert reaction to study looking at giving the drug tirzepatide once weekly as a treatment for obesity
A study published on Saturday in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) looks at the use of tirzepatide once … read more
expert reaction to observational study on road traffic noise pollution at school and children’s cognition
An observational study published in PLOS Medicine looks at exposure to road traffic noise and cognitive development in schoolchildren in … read more
expert reaction to conference presentation on alcohol consumption in older surgery patients and quality of life
A poster abstract presented at Euroanaesthesia 2022 looks at alcohol consumption in older surgery patients and quality of life. … read more
expert reaction to latest ONS data on prevalence of ongoing symptoms following COVID-19 infection in the UK: 1 June 2022
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) have released the latest estimates of the prevalence of self-reported ‘long COVID’ and associated activity … read more
expert reaction to latest case numbers of monkeypox reported in the UK and guidance to control community transmission, as published by UKHSA
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has detected an additional 71 cases of monkeypox in England, bringing the total number of confirmed … read more
expert reaction to study looking at sweetened and unsweetened coffee consumption and mortality
A study published in Annals of Internal Medicine looks at sugar-sweetened, artificially sweetened, and unsweetened coffee consumption and mortality. … read more
expert reaction to study looking at psychological distress in pregnant women during the COVID-19 pandemic and measures of the structure of the foetal brain
A study published in Communications Medicine looks at maternal psychological distress during the COVID-19 pandemic and structural changes of the … read more