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Experts comment on news that the High Court have rejected a challenge to the PATHWAYS clinical trial for puberty suppressing hormones.
Dr Matt Westmore, Chief Executive, Health Research Authority, said:
“Protecting people who take part in research is why the Health Research Authority exists.
“The checks that we carry o...
A review paper published in Cell Press Blue looks at protein intake, ageing and longevity in humans, rodents and insects.
Prof Paul Greenhaff, Professor of Muscle Metabolism, University of Nottingham, said:
“Firstly, the article is a review (so not original research). Secondly, it is primarily based o...
Scientists comment on a Word Weather Attribution (WWA) analysis on human-induced climate change, extreme weather and wildfires in Spain and France.
Prof Tim Palmer, Royal Society Research Professor Emeritus in Climate Physics, University of Oxford, said:
“The proximate cause of the especially dry and hot conditions across Wes...
An analysis published in Scientific Reports looks at recent changes in fire risk across Europe.
COMMENTS FROM OUR FRIENDS AT SMC SPAIN:
María José Sanz, director of the BC3 (Basque Center for Climate Change Research), said:
“The research is based on robust and widely recognized international datasets, such as the E...
Scientists comment on wildfires close to a nuclear power plant in Suffolk.
Dr Thomas Smith, Associate Professor in Environmental Geography, London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE), said:
“The latest satellite imagery from NASA shows an active fire burning at Dunwich Heath that looks to have burnt 100-200 hectar...