Author Archives: Science Media Centre
expert reaction to UK Government’s Levelling Up white paper
The Government have released their white paper on Levelling Up, which includes plans for R&D spend and health disparities amongst … read more
expert reaction to study looking at association between age at onset of multimorbidity and dementia in later life
A study, published in The BMJ, has looked at the association between age at onset of multimorbidity and dementia in later … read more
expert reaction to Coronavirus (COVID-19) Infection Survey, UK: characteristics of people testing positive for COVID-19, 2 February 2022
The Office for National Statistics (ONS), have released the latest data from their COVID-19 Infection survey. Prof Sheila Bird, Formerly … read more
expert reaction to latest COVID-19 Infection Survey headline results, UK: 2 February 2022
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) have released the latest headline results from their COVID-19 Infection Survey. Prof Kevin McConway, Emeritus … read more
expert reaction to a preprint looking at the course of SARS-CoV-2 infection in a COVID-19 human challenge study
A preprint, an unpublished non peer reviewed study posted on Research Square, has looked at the course of SARS-CoV-2 infection … read more
Results from the COVID-19 human challenge study
The first results coming out of the UK human challenge study, looking at what happens during the course of SARS-CoV-2 … read more
expert reaction to modelling study of animal agriculture and greenhouse gas emissions
A modelling study, published in PLOS Climate, has looked at animal agriculture and greenhouse gas emissions. Dr Jem Woods, … read more
expert reaction to the launch of a consultation on ending vaccination as a condition of deployment in health and all social care settings
The government have announced a consultation on ending COVID-19 vaccination as a condition of deployment in health and all social … read more
expert reaction to study looking at the association between body fat and cognition in adults
A study, published in JAMA Network Open, looked at the association between body fat and cognition in adults. Prof Sir … read more
expert reaction to ONS stats on deaths registered weekly in England and Wales, provisional: week ending 21 January 2022
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) have released provisional counts of the number of deaths registered in England and Wales in the … read more
expert reaction to two papers looking at T cells (after COVID-19 vaccination or infection) and Omicron
Two studies, published in the journal Nature, have looked at T cells (after COVID-19 vaccination or infection) and Omicron. … read more
expert reaction to ONS data on COVID-19 vaccination uptake in school pupils, England: up to 9 January 2022
The Office for National Statistics (ONS), have released data on COVID-19 vaccination uptake in school pupils in England. Prof Kevin … read more
expert reaction to the addition of SARS-CoV-2 reinfections to the UK Coronavirus Dashboard
The UK government have updated their Coronavirus Dashboard to included cases of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection as well as new cases in … read more
expert reaction to statement about MMR vaccine uptake, as published by the UK Health Security Agency
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) have released a statement about MMR vaccine uptake. Dr David Elliman, Consultant Paediatrician, Great … read more
New preprint from the EXPLAIN project which looks at breathlessness in hospitalised and non-hospitalised people experiencing ‘Long COVID’
The EXPLAIN project seeks to diagnose ongoing breathlessness in coronavirus patients who were not admitted to hospital, using MRI scans … read more
expert reaction to a preprint looking at lung abnormalities found in long COVID patients with breathlessness
A preprint, an unpublished non peer reviewed study, has looked at lung abnormalities found in long COVID patients with breathlessness. … read more
expert reaction to UKHSA variant analyses of Omicron sub-lineage BA.2
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), have released a variant analyses of Omicron sub-lineage BA.2. Prof John Edmunds, Professor … read more
expert reaction to study looking at a smartphone-based Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay (smaRT-LAMP) for detection of SARS-CoV-2 and influenza viruses
A study, published in JAMA Network Open, has looked at a smartphone-based Loop-Mediated Isothermal Amplification Assay (smaRT-LAMP) for detection of … read more
expert reaction to latest data from the ONS COVID-19 Infection Survey
The Office for National Statistics have released the latest data from their COVID-19 Infection Survey. Prof Kevin McConway, Emeritus Professor … read more
expert reaction to study of food to lower LDL cholesterol
A study published in the Journal of Nutrition looks at the use of food intervention to reduce low-density lipoprotein (LDL) … read more