“The investigators take advantage of the ‘natural experiment’ of post-war food rationing to test the theory that exposure to sugar rationing in utero and in early childhood prevents or delays the ...

“The devastating flash floods in Spain demonstrate how dangerous extreme rainfall can be, even when well predicted. Despite AEMET issuing a red weather alert, we must do better in communicating the ...

The Science Community comment on Science and R&D elements of the Autumn Budget, delivered by the Chancellor Rachel Reeves. Commenting on the Tobacco Duty and the Vaping Products Duty: ...

October 24, 2024 Meet and Greet with Chi Onwurah MP, Chair of the Science, Innovation and Technology Committee . As is customary with new CSAs and Science Ministers, the SMC invit ...

October 28, 2024 expert reaction to ONS data on fertility and live birth rates in England and Wales in 2023 . Scientists comment on data released by the ONS which suggests birth r ...

October 21, 2024 expert reaction to study looking at a home-based transcranial direct current stimulation treatment (tDCS) and major depressive disorder . A study published in Nat ...

Scientists comment on a report by the House of Lords Food Diet and Obesity Committee. Dr Nerys Astbury, Associate Professor – Diet & Obesity, Nuffield Department of Primary Health Care Sciences, ...

Scientists comment on the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change report. Dr Josh Foster, Lecturer in Human Environmental Physiology, King’s College London, said: “The report highlights the ...

Norovirus, a virus that causes vomiting and diarrhoea, can be a particular problem in closed settings which have high numbers of vulnerable (e.g. elderly) people, such as care home and cruise ships.