Agriculture Food & Health Archives - Page 3 of 5

Venomous snakebites: rapid action saves lives

Lack of knowledge about snakes and snakebite envenomation (SBE) is a major factor that increases disabilities and deaths and the economic hardship they cause, particularly in agricultural communities in developing...Read More >

Polytunnel research comes to fruition

The commercial success of a collaborative research project at the University of Reading is demonstrating how applied science has the potential to revolutionise the global agricultural sector, by bridging the...Read More >

Taking polymer technology into the field

Research by chemists at the University of Reading is being used to develop new materials for commercial polytunnels with the potential to improve the quality, yield, and resilience of soft…Read More >

Healthy food for a healthy heart

Research from the University of Reading is being used to develop and optimise the formulation of commercial ‘heart-healthy’ drinks and to improve product labelling in the vitamin and supplement industry....Read More >

Healthier milk with a lower carbon footprint

Changes in the purchasing policies of a major milk processor and a major retailer have led to thousands of dairy farmers across the UK and EU changing the ways they…Read More >

Empowering smallholder farmers to overcome climate challenges

An approach developed by a team of researchers at the University of Reading is being used to help farmers in the developing world adapt to and cope with climate change....Read More >

Gaming therapy helps stroke patients recover

Recovering stroke and brain injury patients worldwide are benefiting from a unique, game-based rehab system which targets language and movement problems at the same time. The system has been developed...Read More >

Eye-opening discovery changes clinical practice worldwide

Research which explains why people with eye coordination problems respond differently to treatments has re-written the textbooks, changing international clinical practice. During their lifetimes, one in ten people will seek...Read More >

Defining the true value of bees

Bean, strawberry and apple crops all depend on bees and other pollinating insects. Reading research has identified which species do which jobs, their economic worth, and how to protect them…Read More >

Tackling teenage depression with short and effective therapy

Teenagers suffering from depression can now get treated faster thanks to an effective new form of therapy that takes just six to eight weeks. Depression in teenagers is unfortunately common,...Read More >