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Scientists comment on topline results from a phase III clinical trial of the hormone receptor agonist Retatrutide.    Dr Marie … read more

We asked some scientists with expertise in hantavirus and/or public health responses to viruses and infectious diseases to sit on … read more

A study published in the European Heart Journal looks at preservative food additives and blood pressure and cardiovascular diseases.    Rachel Richardson, … read more

A meta-analysis published in The BMJ looks at evidence for vitamin D supplementation to prevent fractures and falls in older people.    … read more

A study published in Cell Reports Physical Science looks at volatile organic compound exposure from recreational vehicles and health implications.   … read more

Scientists comment on the Enhanced Games starting this week.    Dr Catherine Norton, Associate Professor Sport & Exercise Nutrition, University … read more

A study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine uses Mendelian randomisation to look at associations between exercise and cardiovascular health. … read more

Scientists comment on genome sequencing of the Bundibugyo virus in the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Uganda.   Prof … read more

Scientists comment on the fourth case of meningitis in Reading.   Prof Andrew Pollard, Director of the Oxford Vaccine Group, … read more

Scientists comment on a press release from Colossal Biosciences announcing that chicks have been hatched from an artificial egg system. … read more

A study published in JAMA Neurology looks at football heading and elevations in blood biomarkers of neural damage.    Dr Peter Theobald, … read more

A follow-up of an RCT published in JAMA Network Open looks at vitamin D3 supplementation during pregnancy and cognitive performance of … read more

Scientists comment on the latest Hantavirus update from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) on receiving doses of the antiviral … read more

Intro On 23 April, a science minister stood up in the Commons and announced that data from UK Biobank volunteers … read more

Scientists comment on the World Health Organisation declaring the Ebola disease outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo is determined … read more

Scientists comment on an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).   Dr Anne Cori (and team*), Associate … read more

Scientists comment on a meningitis cases confirmed in Reading.    Prof Andrew Preston, Professor of Microbial Pathogenicity at University of … read more

Scientists comment on the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) report on nicotine pouches.    Dr Jamie Hartmann-Boyce, Assistant Professor of Health … read more

An updated review published in Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews looks at prostate cancer screening and mortality.    Dr Adam Brentnall, … read more

Early detection of prostate cancer through screening has long been debated. Multiple trials have investigated prostate cancer screening over the … read more