“Flash floods are not uncommon in the Hill Country area of Texas, where the weather is easily influenced by a ready supply of moist air from the Gulf of Mexico. When very heavy rain falls on steep ...

Experts comment on a new research project that aims to synthesise human genomes announced by Wellcome. Prof Robin Lovell-Badge FRS FMedSci, Group Leader, Francis Crick Institute, said: ...

roundups & rapid reactions 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 ...

A study published in NPJ Vaccines looks at adjuvants in vaccines and their association with a lower risk of dementia. Dr Julia Dudley, Head of Research at Alzheimer’s Research UK, said: ...

Scientists comment on the Government’s 10 Year Health Plan. Prof Siddharthan Chandran, Director the UK Dementia Research Institute, said: “This bold and visionary 10-year plan that embraces the ...

August 5, 2020 expert reaction to Beirut explosion A large explosion in Beirut, Lebanon, was reportedly caused by a large quantity of ammonium nitrate stored in a warehouse near the port. Commenting ...

February 21, 2024 expert reaction to study of deep phenotyping of patients with post-infectious ME/CFS A study published in Nature Communications looks at phenotyping of patients with post-infectious ...

Prof Rory Hadden, Chair of Fire Science, University of Edinburgh, said: ...

June 4, 2025 expert reaction to study looking at the association between prescribed use of common psychiatric medications and the risk and progression of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) A study ...

“The study by Noorzae et al. is a robust prospective analysis linking a pro-inflammatory maternal diet (Empirical Dietary Inflammatory Index (EDII)) during pregnancy to an increased risk of type 1 ...