Scientists comment on wildfires in Scotland and Dorset. Dr Rory Hadden, Rushbrook Senior Lecturer in Fire Investigation, University of Edinburgh, said: ...

An observational study published in PLOS Global Mental Health looks at screentime, sleep and depression in adolescents. Prof Ben Carter, Professor of Medical Statistics, Institute of Psychiatry, ...

Prof Hartung is on the Organising Committee of the Exposome Moonshot Project. He will be in the UK, ahead of the first Human Exposome Moonshot Forum in Washington in May, speaking at the International ...

Scientists comment on a SACN statement on the WHO’s guideline on non-sugar sweeteners (NSS). Dr Havovi Chichger, Senior Lecturer in Biomedical Science, Anglia Ruskin University, said: ...

A new report by the British Ecological Society brings together the expertise of over 40 academics, practitioners and farmers across the UK to assess the evidence around the regenerative farming ...

A study published in Nature looks at the effect of the shingles vaccine (Zostvax) on dementia risk. Comments provided by our friends at the Australian Science Media Centre: Dr Joseph Doyle, Professor ...

A report published by the British Ecological Society looks at regenerative agricultural practices in the UK. Prof Neil Ward, Professor of Rural & Regional Development, School of Environmental Sciences ...

“High levels of LDL cholesterol were identified as a risk factor for dementia in last year’s Lancet Commission on dementia prevention. And other research has suggested that drugs known as statins, ...

A study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine looks at the effect of 4:3 intermittent fasting on weight loss. Dr Maria Chondronikola, Principal Investigator and Lead for Human Nutrition, ...

“This retrospective registry study indicates an association between use of hormonal contraception in the first year post-partum with either being prescribed an anti-depressant or being labelled with a ...

A study published in Nature looks at a genetically modified pig-to-human liver xenotransplantation. Prof Peter Friend, Professor of Transplantation, University of Oxford, said: ...

“South Korea is also a champion of afforestation/reforestation, with many new forests planted over recent decades. This may also have increased fire risk in areas where there are immature woodlands.