UNIVERSITY OF READING

A single injection of modified Botox could give long term pain relief to people with chronic nerve injury pain, according to new preclinical research in mice.Crucially, this treatment would not carry a risk of paralysis or addiction,…

The world’s forests are losing their ability to absorb carbon due to increasingly ‘unstable’ conditions caused by humans, a landmark study has found.Dramatic changes to forests, and other habitats that store carbon in plants and soils,…

UK farms could boost food production and achieve net zero in the next decade if they planted trees between their crops, scientists say.Agricultural scientists hope to show farmers how they can adopt agroforestry, a type of farming that…

A trip to Buckingham Palace for Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor Parveen Yaqoob finally confirmed her appointment as OBE.Professor Yaqoob was officially appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire by HRH The Prince of Wales at a…

The future of sloths, anteaters and other wildlife are under threat from new roads being built in key regions of Latin America, new research has found.A team of ecology experts at the University of Reading and University of Lisbon have…

Tackling lifestyle related health issues with personalised nutrition.Global experts, local scientists and medical professionals, and members of the public have once again been brought together in Malaysia to tackle lifestyle related…

Research into sticky substances wins prestigious fellowship grant for industry collaborationProfessor Vitaliy Khutoryanskiy is recognised for his work, which utilises adhesive substances in pharmaceutical preparations, with a Royal…

Forgotten ‘Lowbury Woman’ burial to reveal her secretsThe mystery surrounding the remains of two Anglo Saxons – identified as a man and a woman buried 1,400 years ago in south Oxfordshire – may finally be solved thanks to modern…

Scientists from the University of Reading will work with Reading Council to deliver an interactive education programme in local primary and secondary schools to raise awareness about air quality. Reading Council has been awarded £327,000…

Anglo-Saxon monasteries were more resilient to Viking attacks than previously thought, archaeologists have concluded.Lyminge, a monastery in Kent, was on the front line of long-running Viking hostility which ended in the victories of…