Agnes Ayton
Consultant psychiatrist - eating disorders. Chair of the Eating Disorder Faculty, Treasurer of EPSIG at RCPsych HSL @ University of Oxford
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Face Masks Against COVID-19: An Evidence Review
The science around the use of masks by the general public to impede COVID-19 transmission is advancing rapidly. Policymakers need guidance on how masks should be used by the general population to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. In this narrative...
Neutralizing antibodies derived from the B cells of 1918 influenza pandemic survivors
The isolation of neutralizing antibodies to proteins from the 1918 H1N1 influenza virus from the blood of pandemic survivors sets a new yardstick for the persistence of an immune response. The blood samples were collected from 32 survivors aged...
First antibody study indicates that just 4.3 per cent of Scots have had Covid-19 infection so far
THE vast majority of Scotland’s population remain at risk of catching coronavirus according to an antibody study published on the day the country…
Investigating Ketone Bodies as Immunometabolic Countermeasures against Respiratory Viral Infections
Stubbs et al. provide an overview of the known biological actions of ketone bodies
that could be relevant to severe respiratory viral infection, using influenza A virus
and SARS-CoV-2 as key examples, and describe how exogenous ketones could be a...
EXCLUSIVE: Government auditors damn Forestry Commission’s holiday parks deal
The Forestry Commission (FC) went beyond its lawful powers in a scheme to develop publicly-owned woodland into a series of private holiday parks, according to a previously secret government report.
Effects of Dietary Carbohydrate Content on Circulating Metabolic Fuel Availability in the Postprandial State
AbstractContext. According to the carbohydrate-insulin model of obesity, an elevated insulin-to-glucagon ratio in response to a high-carbohydrate diet directs
MyFitnessPal eating disorders diet and exercise app
Georgie Parker reviews a qualitative analysis of Reddit comments relating to the use of MyFitnessPal and its impact on eating disorder behaviours.
Autologous Brain Cell Transplant for Parkinson Disease
A patient with idiopathic Parkinson disease safely received replacement dopamine neurons in 2 brain cell transplants. The transplanted cells were derived from his own skin cells, eliminating the need for immunosuppressing drugs.
Preserve junior faculty in biomedical sciences during and after the pandemic
COVID-19 has disrupted scientific productivity in unquantifiable ways. Unquestionably, the biggest disruption has been felt by junior faculty. However, these bright young minds do not have to be sacrificed.
Coronavirus: nurses not wearing masks led to A&E closure, inquiry finds
Exclusive: training session at Hillingdon hospital resulted in 70 staff being quarantined
Guardian announces plans to cut 180 jobs
Revenues expected to be down by more than £25m as effects of pandemic hit media industry
Absence of Apparent Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 from Two Stylists...
On May 12, 2020 (day 0), a hair stylist at salon A in Springfield, Missouri (stylist A), developed respiratory symptoms and continued working with clients until day 8, when the stylist received a...
Association Between Universal Masking and SARS-CoV-2 Positivity Among Health Care Workers
This study describes SARS-CoV-2 PCR test positivity among health care workers before, during, and after implementation of a policy requiring universal masking of all health care workers and patients in a large health care system in Massachusetts.
How scientific societies are weathering the pandemic’s financial storm
As conference cancellations cut revenue, some scholarly organizations are fighting to stay afloat.
Persistence of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 in Aerosol Suspensions
We aerosolized severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 and determined that its dynamic aerosol efficiency surpassed those of severe acute resp...
How to Tackle an Eating Disorder During the Corona Crisis
Unprecedented. This is one of the most frequently used terms to describe the last few months since the pandemic of coronavirus has rippled through the United Ki...
Can the UK emulate the South Korean approach to covid-19?
Not yet, and perhaps not ever
On 29 February 2020, South Korea, a country of similar population size to England, recorded 909 news cases of covid-19. At the time, this was one of the worst covid-19 outbreaks outside Wuhan in China, the origin of...