Science

From ghost authorship to AI, scientific authorship has changed beyond recognition. A 40 year perspective on credit, contribution and...

AI is reshaping how scientists create figures. We explore the opportunities, ethical risks and practical guidelines for responsible use in...

Gene therapy has transformed care for rare diseases — but is it a scalable future for medicine? A critical look at the costs, complexity...

Could mass weight loss from GLP-1 drugs generate a measurable CO₂ pulse? We explore the carbon science behind obesity pharmacotherapy —...

Valentine’s Day tomorrow offers the opportunity for a familiar narrative about matters of the heart.

Tim Hardman reflects on how information storage and access have changed over 40 years, contrasting mindful archiving with instant digital...

Is bigger always better in research? A clinical scientist's perspective on big science vs small science — and why modest budgets often...

List making reduces cognitive load, triggers dopamine and helps manage anxiety. A look at the psychology behind why lists work and how to...

Congratulations class of 2024. That was all I needed to hear when I stood in your shoes almost 40 years ago. 40 years

The festive season is upon us again.

Having worked in early-stage clinical pharmacology for over 30 years

Paraskevidekatriaphobia is a phobia of Friday the 13th. Yes, they actually gave it a name.

I have never been great at conferences. People don’t believe me but I am painfully shy and far too worried about what people think of me.

Whether it’s a festival, concert or celebratory party, music unites people and pervades

Music has a remarkable ability to bring people together and permeate

Have you seen our latest Insider's Insight on Case Reports? Once a staple of medical journals,

Yes, it’s Star Wars Day again! The Star Wars films base their wow-factor on their adoption of science

Perhaps one of the greatest challenges we have faced over the last 25 years

Do you know what Good Laboratory Practice stands for? In nonclinical animal studies

By their very nature, experts don't find humour funny. We take things way too literally.

I've been studying medicine for 40 years, and it's beginning to look like something out of science fiction

When I was younger, the opening lines of the Beatle’s seminal ‘Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band’ resonated with a sense of...

We have long been confounded by that indescribable phenomenon known as love.

I love this time of year because I love fireworks. Did a love of fireworks spark a lifelong interest in science? When I was about 11, a...

Frights create a happy Halloween by providing the thrill of fear in a controlled and safe environment, turning what would normally be...

The sudden imposition of remote working in response to the 2020 COVID-19

The comparison of the DPP4 (dipeptidyl peptidase 4) SARS-CoV-2

In the past, Halloween has meant the end of the crop and the start of the dark, cold winter.

The US Army has a new secret weapon – napping.

When the UK went into lockdown on March 23rd because of the COVID-19 outbreak,

Scientists invest huge time in conferences, yet much science shared is never published. Are conferences worth it, or is the model...

Halloween is upon us again.

Attend any research meeting, conference or clinical congress

Last night saw a collection of the UK’s great and the good in clinical pharmacology

The EUropean Federation for Exploratory MEdicines Development (EUFEMED

Metathesiophobia: from Preclinical to Clinical Development

ive years ago I was lucky enough to be involved in a project that resulted in publications

Metathesiophobia: from Preclinical to Clinical Development

The scientific literature comprises scholarly publications that report original

Biologic therapies for severe asthma, monoclonal antibodies targeting key type‑2 inflammatory pathways.

The festive season is a time for the giving and receiving of gifts.

Clinical consensus statements are agreed opinions formulated by a group of experts

Research into the remarkable regenerative powers of the flatworm Macrostomum lignano a

Today my son has taken his GCSE exam in Critical Thinking.

How common are uncited research papers? A closer look at publication metrics, bibliometrics, and what citation counts really say about...

They say that as one door closes another one opens.

It is possible to use electrodes to record brain

Heinz Siegfried Wolff, scientist and broadcaster, born 29 April 1928

Metathesiophobia: from Preclinical to Clinical Development

Senescent cells refuse to die and poison the tissues around them. Discover the science of cellular senescence, inflammaging and the drugs...

In 1786, estimates placed our average life expectancy at just 24 years.

Many of the increasing number of elderly in our population

Writing your PhD thesis can be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity

We are looking over the precipice that is a revolution

We are looking over the precipice that is a revolution in lifespan modification.

According to many observers we are standing on the precipice

Ask anyone and they will tell you that they don’t think they are as old as they are.

Many scientists believe that we have reached the end of the life-expectancy revolution

People working in the sciences aren’t generally perceived as being outgoing.

We wanted to tell you about our latest Insider’s Insight - Ta dah

Welcome to the latest edition of the Frailomic Initiative Newsletter.

What does Halloween actually do to children's blood sugar? A clinical look at acute glucose loading, the sugar rush myth and paediatric...

It can feel like a career in science is about sacrifice.

Journal selection has become a strategic scholarly activity rather than a final administrative step in the research process.

Unfortunately, health does not generally improve with age.

There is something about primeval about the part of human

Buying Christmas presents for people can be difficult

The first RASP-UK publication outlines a stratified medicine approach to severe asthma using biomarkers and personalised treatment...

Can anyone become an instant expert? Cognitive science explains the limits of rapid learning, shallow knowledge, and the illusion of...

Our publication on sarcoidosis, a multisystem inflammatory disease

The landscape of diabetes care is shifting as the global population ages.

ur publication on new therapies to reduce low-density

From gene therapy to cancer immunotherapy, 2012 marked a quiet inflection point in medicine. A look back at the advances that shaped modern...

From lignin to light, a bonfire is biology, chemistry and physics in action. The science behind why wood burns, flames glow yellow and ash...

I believed that the central purpose of journalism is to provide the general population

Our publication on the use of cardiovascular medication in women and continence

The progression of atherosclerosis, which is responsible for coronary heart disease

If you have been involved in the pharmaceutical industry for any length

Today we had our manuscript on the pre-protein convertase subtilisin kexin (PCSK)-9

Epidemiological data suggest that at two in five of us will experience

Qualitative and quantitative research serve different purposes. An overview of their philosophical foundations, methods, strengths and when...