A study published in Addiction looks at the use of GLP-1 receptor agonists (Ozempic) for opioid and alcohol addiction. Prof Matt Field, Professor of Psychology, University of Sheffield, said: ...

“The current study studied more than 3 million pregnancies, making it very large by current standards. Importantly, they found no increase in birth defects when men took metformin. This allows us to ...

Dr Channa Jayasena, Reader in Reproductive Endocrinology, Imperial College London, said: ...

Dr Ian Johnson, Nutrition researcher and Emeritus Fellow, Quadram Institute, said: “The term “ultra-processed food” (UPF) encompasses a very broad and poorly defined category of manufactured food ...

“With many people and places experiencing year on year record temperatures around the globe in the last decade, it is very human to assume global warming is accelerating or ‘surging’. However, through ...

A new report from the National Engineering Policy Centre, led by the Royal Academy of Engineering, examines how we can reduce our demand for critical materials and therefore our dependency on imports ...

“The storm surge brought about by Milton is (or was) the main worry. Wind speeds did cause considerable damage, but not to the extent that Cat 4 or 5 storms would have. Tampa in particular did escape ...

Dr Meilan Huang, Senior Lecturer at the School of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering, Queen’s University Belfast, said: “It’s really exciting news David Baker’s Rosetta and Google Deepmind’s Alphafold ...

When science hits the news agenda, it’s our job to pass on to journalists as much accurate information as we can, as quickly as possible. In order to do this we send out quotes from experts and ...

Prof Paul Mullins, Professor in Neuroimaging, University of Bangor, said: Does the press release accurately reflect the science? “The press release is a fairly good reflection of the science, although ...