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expert reaction to unpublished conference abstract looking at the effect of dog ownership on the development of asthma, as presented at the European Respiratory Society ...

Prof Jonathan Grigg, Professor of Paediatric Respiratory and Environmental Medicine, Queen Mary University of London (QMUL), said: ...
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expert reaction to announcement by uniQure of topline results from a phase I/II study of a gene therapy to slow Huntington’s disease progression

Scientists comment on top line results from a phase I/II trial of a gene therapy to slow the progression of Huntington’s disease. Prof Roger Barker, Professor of Clinical Neuroscience and Honorary ...
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expert reaction to study on association between soft drink consumption and depression mediated by gut microbiome

A study published in JAMA Psychiatry looks at an association between soft drink consumption and depression mediated by gut microbiome changes. Dr Rachael Rigby, Senior lecturer in Biomedical and Life ...
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expert reaction to Trump saying climate change is the ”greatest con job ever perpetrated in the world” and that climate change predictions ”were wrong” and made by ...

“Mr Trump is endangering the lives and wellbeing of Americans and people around the world by wrongly denying the realities of climate change. We should be working together to protect people and ...
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expert reaction to study looking at the correlation between menstruation, the moon and artificial light

A study published in Science Advances looks at the impact of the moon and LED light on menstruation cycles. This comment was provided by our friends at SMC Spain: ...
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expert reaction to CDC vaccine advisers meeting at the ACIP (Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices) to discuss the COVID-19, MMRV and Hepatitis B vaccine recommendations

Scientists comment on the upcoming ACIP (Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices) meeting where CDC vaccine advisers will discuss COVID-19, MMRV and Hep B vaccine recommendations.
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expert reaction to reported cyber-attack at Heathrow and other European airports

Scientists comment on a reporter cyber-attack at European airports including Heathrow. Rimesh Patel, former Chair of Institution of Engineering and Technology’s Central London Network and Independent ...
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expert reaction to news that US vaccine advisory committee has changed recommendation on MMRV

Scientists comment on news that the CDD vaccine advisory committee has changed its MMRV vaccine recommendation. Prof Jonathan Ball, Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine; and ...
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expert reaction to study looking at the safety and efficacy of GLP-1s in children and adolescents

A study published in JAMA Pediatrics looks at the safety of weight loss drugs in children and adolescents with obesity or type 2 diabetes. Prof Naveed Sattar, Professor of Cardiometabolic ...
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Royal College of Psychiatrists – report on psychedelics for treating mental illness and guidance for clinical research

After a decades long hiatus in research, we have seen a resurgence in recent years of trials of psychedelics as potential treatments for a range of mental health conditions. This has restarted the ...
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expert reaction to an unpublished conference abstract on a new RNA-based weight loss drug aimed at altering metabolism to provide longer-term weight loss

An unpublished conference abstract presented at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) looks at a new RNA-based weight loss drugs which aims to alter metabolism for long term weight ...
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expert reaction to position statement and clinical guidance on psychedelics for the treatment of mental disorders, by the Royal College of Psychiatrists

Scientists comment on a position statement on clinical guidance on the use of psychedelics for mental health disorder treatment from the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCPsych). Prof David Nutt, The ...