Professor of Nutrigenetics & Nutrigenomics, Deputy Director of the Institute for Food, Nutrition and Health, Programme Director, University of Reading, UK 🌈
📊 JAMA Clinical Guidelines Synopsis: The 2025 ACC/AHA guideline recommends home and office blood pressure monitoring to confirm diagnosis and titrate medications, with a target blood pressure of <130/80 mm Hg for most adults.
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2026 marks the University of Reading's Centenary.
Over the next 12 months we'll be celebrating 100 years of #UoR and looking to our future and the ongoing impact of the University, both at home and globally.
And we'd love you to join us.
Learn more at: https://t.co/jWgUz0Cjlv
First-in-human studies provide hope that islet replacement therapies derived from stem cells will prove safe and effective in people with type 1 diabetes, but hurdles remain https://t.co/JYIa68CYyz
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Biochemist Kary Mullis discovered the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) while driving a route well known to him at night. His thoughts wandered, the pieces of a puzzle he had been thinking about fell into place and the rest is history.
Read more: https://t.co/mTcMDNBJx1
A dark chocolate constituent—theobromine—is linked to slower aging by DNA methylation (GrimAge) and telomere length in 2 cohorts. Published today at Aging but not yet on their website; preprint link: https://t.co/aY5KrSK6Gz
Coverage in today's "The Hindu" about the Type 1 Diabetes Awareness Rally organized by Dr. Mohan’s Diabetes Specialities Centre, Madras Diabetes Research Foundation (MDRF) and Hinduja Foundation held at Besant Nagar (Elliot’s Beach) yesterday to mark World Diabetes Day.
The rally brought together children and adults living with Type 1 Diabetes, their families, doctors, caregivers and the community.
Reading ranks in the UK’s top 30 universities in THE World University Rankings 2026
@UniofReading has ranked =27th in the UK and in the 201–250 band globally (out of almost 2,200 institutions) in the latest THE world rankings, out today.
Full story 🔗 https://t.co/t0JBun3cLt
Attending the 3rd Environment, Natural Resources and Agriculture (ENRA) Science, Evidence and Policy Conference showcasing the excellence and impact of Scottish Government funded ENRA research portfolio!
We are delighted to have been recognised by The Times & Sunday Times Good University Guide 2026, as its University of the Year for Scholarships and Bursaries 2026.
Read the full story: https://t.co/5e4avlrfZj
@thetimes
The Guardian Uni Guide 2026 was published on Saturday, with UoR Top 10 rankings including:
💚 Nutrition & Food Science: 3rd in the UK
💚 Earth & Marine Science: 4th in the UK
💚 Animal Science & Agriculture: 7th in the UK
Join us at our next Open Day. https://t.co/3XrLAWY2Lg
The University has again placed among the world’s top 200 universities in the QS @WorldUniRanking 2026.
Published today, the rankings place @UniofReading 194th in the world & 27th in the UK + there is growth to celebrate within the ranking.
Learn what: https://t.co/zJmXv4HyQW
A new study led by prof @vimalkarani from @UniRdg_FNS suggests that a veggie diet with dairy may help control blood sugar levels better than a fully vegan diet.
But what were the results?🤯 https://t.co/HbnQYjWn45
#FoodScience
Our RCT shows that a lacto-vegetarian diet offers a better glycemic control compared to a vegan diet. Link to the full article:
https://t.co/Mll6g9trVH