“Trump’s appointment of RFK Jr as health secretary once again demonstrates his disregard for science in favour of pseudoscience, misinformation, and conspiracy theories. If he is confirmed, the ...

“The news that fortification of flour with folic acid is to be implemented at long last is welcome. Folic acid (vitamin B9) supplementation was shown to reduce neural tube defects by about 80% in a ...

A study published in Obstetrics and Gynecology looks at heart defects in babies during the Covid-19 pandemic. Prof Kevin McConway, Emeritus Professor of Applied Statistics, Open University, said: ...

A commentary paper published in Addiction Biology looks at cannabis use causing chromosomal damage and increasing cancer risk. Prof Wayne Hall, Emeritus Professor, National Centre for Youth Substance ...

The report – the 19 th annual Global Carbon Budget – will offer new information on the continued high global use of coal, oil and gas fuelling our economies, as well as current rates of deforestation ...

Scientists comment on the UK Government’s announcement on nationally determined contributions at COP29. Dr Caterina Brandmayr, Director of Policy and Translation at the Grantham Institute – Climate ...

‘Worldwide trends in diabetes prevalence and treatment from 1990 to 2022: a pooled analysis of 1108 population representative studies with 141 million participants’ by the NCD Risk Factor ...

Scientists comment on the NHS rollout of the ‘stop-smoking’ pill Varenicline. Dr Sarah Jackson, Principal Research Fellow at the UCL Tobacco and Alcohol Research Group, said: ...