‘Assessment of adverse effects attributed to statin therapy in product labels: a meta-analysis of double-blind randomised controlled trials’ by Reith et al. was published in The Lancet at 23:30 UK ...

Researchers from Oxford Population Health gathered together data from 23 large scale randomised studies from the Cholesterol Treatment Trialists’ Collaboration to undertake the most comprehensive ...

A study published in The BMJ looks at time trends in a male to female ratio for autism diagnosis. Dr Monique Botha, Associate Professor in Social and Developmental Psychology, Durham University, said: ...

“The study evaluates whether it is possible to detect human papillomavirus (HPV) in menstrual fluid collected with a “minipad” and compares its performance with cervical sampling performed by ...

Prof Mohamed Abdallah, Chair in Environmental Chemistry at the University of Birmingham, said: ...

February 3, 2026 expert reaction to study looking at physical fitness of transgender and cisgender women . A study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine looks at the ...

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 ...

A modelling study published in Annals of Internal Medicine looks at HPV vaccination status in women and cervical cancer screening. Dr Jo Morrison, gynaecological oncology consultant at Somerset NHS ...

January 28, 2026 expert reaction to Nipah virus outbreak . Scientists comment on a Nipah virus outbreak in India. Prof Piero Olliaro, Professor of Poverty Related Infectious Disea ...

Scientists comment on reports that debris from a Chinese rocket (Zhuque-3) is coming to earth and may crash into Britain. Dr Constantinos Charalambous, Research Fellow, Imperial College London, said ...