Scientists comment on the King’s speech for the opening of parliament. Sir John Lazar CBE FREng, President of the Royal Academy of Engineering, said: ...

“The findings suggest that, in some high-income countries, the rise in obesity prevalence has slowed, plateaued, or may even have begun to reverse slightly, whereas obesity prevalence continues to ...

There’s a current perception that we’re facing a ‘global obesity epidemic’ of rising rates of obesity in young people and adults in countries all around the world.

Scientists comment on the latest hantavirus update from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) on individuals returning home to complete their 45 day isolation period. Prof Michael Marks, NIHR Research ...

An observational study published in Occupational & Environmental Medicine looks at associations between maternal occupation and autism diagnoses in children. Prof Rosa Hoekstra, Professor of ...

May 12, 2026 expert reaction to an RCT on the use of pasteurized Akkermansia muciniphila MucT for weight loss maintenance after an 8-week low-energy diet . A randomised controlled ...

May 12, 2026 expert reaction to an RCT on using orforglipron for maintenance of body weight reduction after weight loss using injectable tirzepatide or semaglutide . A randomised ...

“To truly establish a link, positive or negative, for polyphenols on telomere length parallel analysis on leukocyte telomere length and systemic blood concentrations should be evaluated. Whilst ...

May 11, 2026 expert reaction to study on association between GLP-1 use and breast cancer survival and recurrence . A study published in Nature Medicine looks at an association bet ...

Scientists gave their comments as the MV Hondius arrived in the Canary Islands and passengers were due to be taken off in stages before being taken onwards to their countries of origin. Dr Giulia ...

Scientists comment on a hantavirus update from the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) that two people from the UK are not reporting symptoms and are self-isolating. Prof Michael Marks, NIHR Research ...

“This is a large, well-conducted population-based study involving more than 1.4 million births, and the authors have carefully adjusted for several important confounding factors, including maternal ...