A study published in European Heart Journal looks at microplastics and nanoplastics in the coronary circulation after a heart attack and air pollution exposure. Prof Alun Hughes, Professor of ...

“It’s a registry study. It shows that focal is safe. It doesn’t show that it works compared to standard of care radical treatment (prostatectomy and radiotherapy) which have RCTs showing their ...

July 16, 2026 expert reaction to new JCVI recommendations for the MenB vaccine in adolescents . Scientists comment on new JCVI recommendations for the MenB vaccine. Prof Hannah Ch ...

July 13, 2026 expert reaction to the UKRI 5-year strategy . Scientists comment on UK Research & Innovation’s 5-year strategy. Dr Stuart Wainwright, NRO Group Director, said: “ ...

July 13, 2026 expert reaction to modelling study of deaths in England and Wales during the heatwaves of May and June . A modelling study carried out by Grantham, the Met Office, a ...

“This decision by Defra seems to have been driven more by the wider public reaction to concerns that the number of ponies on Dartmoor might decrease even further as opposed to any detailed ...

July 16, 2026 expert reaction to Cairngorms wildfire . Scientists comment on wildfires in the Cairngorms region. Dr Zakary Campbell-Lochrie, Lecturer in Fire Science, University o ...

July 15, 2026 expert reaction to new policies announced on social media curfews and turning off addictive features for 16- and 17-year-olds and results of the government commissio ...

Rapid Reactions: responding to breaking news. The demands of the 24-hour media machine mean that news journalists often don’t have the luxury of time to track down the best scientists when a science ...

July 15, 2026 expert reaction to UK wildfires . Scientists comment on the wildfire situation in the UK. Dr Fatemeh Moheimani, Senior Lecturer in Cellular Genetics at Manchester Me ...