New research, published today in the journal BMJ, has analysed data from a large health survey, identifying an links between […]
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A round-up of comment from experts on breaking stories and ongoing issues in science and technology.
Flu reaching ‘epidemic’ proportions? – Expert responds
Claims that an influenza epidemic of swine flu proportions are set to overwhelm the country are overblown, according to virologists […]
Continue readingNanomaterial-containing cosmetics to be labelled – Experts respond
New Zealand’s Environmental Protection Authority has decided that if a cosmetic product contains nanomaterials, it must say be labelled as […]
Continue readingFlu vaccine for all UK kids
All UK children are to be given the flu vaccination after experts said it could save up to 2,000 lives […]
Continue reading‘Striking lack of evidence’ for sports product claims
The claims of sports products, such as drinks and footwear, suffer from a “striking lack of evidence” according to a […]
Continue readingAlgal blooms re-evaluated for carbon capture
Northern hemisphere researchers who put tonnes of iron into the Southern Ocean say it not only triggered a massive algal […]
Continue readingUK Government to open up publicly funded research
The UK government has made a commitment that all publicly funded research should be published under an open access model, […]
Continue readingAntarctica under threat
Antarctic researchers are calling on policy makers to look ahead to future challenges and protect the polar continent from growing […]
Continue readingAdvanced Technology Institute – Experts respond
The government has released some of the details regarding the planned Advanced Technology Institute, which aims to bring innovative ideas […]
Continue readingNew boson discovery – Experts respond
UPDATED: Scientists this this week confirmed they have discovered a particle fitting the description of the Higgs Boson, the so-called […]
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