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https://doi.org/10.1039/D0AN00682C
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jchromb.2021.122584“No 10 will come up with a formulation of words that Whitty can live with.”
Following the science?
https://www.theguardian.com/education/2021/feb/19/whitty-at-odds-with-johnson-over-big-bang-reopening-of-schools-in-england?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_OtherLiam Thorp 💙@LiamThorpECHOAll of this story is my favourite bit of the story, but special mention for Liam’s mum immediately suggesting that maybe this was the wake-up call he needed https://twitter.com/LiamThorpECHO/status/1362046895837900800
A headline I never thought I would write
https://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/news/liverpool-news/invited-covid-vaccine-because-nhs-19857990Forensic fact…
There are currently around 6 million individual DNA profiles on the UK National DNA Database.You said… what?
Dr Tom Bassindale on Jamaicans and footballers: how to interpret a single urine sample
3rd Apr 17
Thanks Christiaan, I agree it is a real thing, it looks like China and Mexico have a particular issue, amongst…Christiaan Bartlett on Jamaicans and footballers: how to interpret a single urine sample
3rd Apr 17
The contaminated meat causing clenbuterol positives is a real thing: https://www.wada-ama.org/en/media/news/2011-10/wada-withdraws-cas-appeal-in-case-of-mexican-footballers but as you say this exoneration maybe only possible…Dr Tom Bassindale on Forensic scientists arrested following probe at Manchester toxicology lab
20th Feb 17
Thanks Bob, a useful example for our students of the importance of getting it right or holding your hand up…
New Doping archive
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Why are some drugs banned in sport? WADA Prohibited list
Posted on October 2, 2017 | No CommentsI often get asked why some drugs are banned in sport and others aren’t. Here’s a quick run down and an update on the World Anti Doping Agency Prohibited List 2018. […] -
Doping and AntiDoping, Pure Doublethink – Icarus Film Review
Posted on June 11, 2017 | No CommentsFilm Review – Icarus by Brian Fogle I was fortunate to be given a pass to go to DocFest to see the film Icarus, by Brian Fogle. On Tuesday 13/6/17 I […] -
Does professional rugby have a drugs problem?
Posted on April 28, 2015 | 2 CommentsThere has been an increase in doping control positive samples from rugby players recently. Has rugby (combined league and union) now overtaken the cyclists as the sportsmen at the forefront of doping? […] -
Cycling reform report anti doping thoughts
Posted on March 13, 2015 | 2 CommentsThis week the “Cycling Independent Reform Commission” report was released this week and has caused a lot of fall out in cycling. The Commission was tasked to investigate both the governance of […] -
Brain doping – use of smart drugs in sport
Posted on January 20, 2014 | No CommentsA study was published late last year in the open access journal PlosOne on ‘cognitive doping’ in triathlon. That was a new phrase for me so I thought it was worth […] -
Gene doping
Posted on July 22, 2013 | No CommentsGene doping may sound like a future of genetically modified athletes grown in test tubes, but it is a real and current threat to sports. Gene doping is included on the […] -
AICAR – the get fit without exercise drug
Posted on July 4, 2013 | 14 CommentsPart three of the new doping mini series – this time AICAR. A drug to help lose weight, gain muscle and get fit even without exercise? This week I will take a […] -
SARMS – another class of new doping compounds
Posted on June 12, 2013 | 7 CommentsCycling has again thrown itself into the spotlight for the wrong reason, doping. A selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM) called ostarine has been detected in the urine from a cyclist, so […] -
How to get skinny and get cancer – GW1516
Posted on April 17, 2013 | 2 CommentsAround this time of year there starts to be a rush of articles in magazines and newspaper supplements on ‘getting skinny for summer’ – this one is a tip that wont appear on those […]