University of Reading

• Miriam Clegg

  Principal Investigator

• Lisa Methven

  Principal Investigator

• Miss Abigail Carys Wiltshire

  Lead applicant

• Vimal Karani

  Principal Investigator

• Mr Jonathan M Machin

  Lead applicant

Sources: gtr.ukri.org, grantnav.threesixtygiving.org

• Functional Foods for Health

  Not yet recruiting, 40 people, Oct 13, 2026

• The Effects of High-dose Vitamin B6 on Depression and Anxiety Symptoms

  Completed, 44 people, Mar 13, 2026

• NCT06415383

  Phase 1, Completed, 43 people, May 16, 2024

• Testing the Efficacy of 100mg Vitamin-B6 Daily for Sensory Reactivity in Autism

  Recruiting, 40 people, Jan 31, 2024

• NCT01790009

  Phase 1, Completed, 40 people, Feb 12, 2013

• NCT01303484

  Collaborator, Early phase 1, Completed, 40 people, Feb 24, 2011

• NCT01004120

  Collaborator, Phase 1/2, Completed, 48 people, Oct 29, 2009

Sources: clinicaltrials.gov

• Economic and Social Research Council

  Studentship, Identifying cognitive and neurological markers of prodromal dementia: A novel, targeted functional connectivity approach, 2929132, 2024–2027, Oct 1, 2024

• Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  Studentship, Dietary driven approaches to support healthy ageing: investigating the interactions between the gut microbiota, vitamin D and bone health, 2930783, 2024–2028, Oct 1, 2024

• Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  Studentship, Understanding the mechanism of cardiovascular disease reduction and cognitive enhancement by dietary flavanols: the impact of flavanols on blood rheol, 2886583, 2023–2027, Sep 28, 2023

• Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  Studentship, WheyBetter: A fundamental approach to redesigning whey protein isolates to step change their oral performance, leading to protein fortified products t, 2742131, 2022–2026, Oct 1, 2022

• Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  Studentship, Eating rate, oral processing, gastric emptying and appetite in older adults: Investigations of food intake and food form, 2684935, 2022–2026, Apr 19, 2022

• Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  Research Grant, Food for added life years: Putting research into action (Food4Years), BB/W018349/1, £306.6k, 2022–2025, Feb 14, 2022

• Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  Studentship, Does a coffee a day keep the doctor away? Investigating the impact of coffee on cardiometabolic health, 2604569, 2021–2025, Sep 24, 2021

• Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  Research Grant, HDHL_FORTIPHY: Preventing the risk of undernutrition by fostering meal FORTIfication and PHYsical activity in older adult, BB/V018329/1, £267.2k, 2021–2025, Apr 1, 2021

• Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council

  Studentship, The impact of food transmitted endocrine disruptors on animal and human health, 2441943, 2020–2024, Oct 1, 2020

• Wellcome Trust

  Vacation Scholarships, Ageing and the heart: What is the impact of altering myostatin signalling?, 216925/Z/19/Z, 2019, May 13, 2019

• UK Research and Innovation

  Research Grant, Nutrition, Lifestyle, Genes and Metabolome - A Biosocial Cohort Study of Obesity in Young Adults from Urban Peru, MR/S024778/1, £599.8k, 2019–2023, Apr 18, 2019

• Wellcome Trust

  Vacation Scholarships, Role of obesity and exercise on pericardial fat gene expression, 211886/Z/18/Z, 2018, May 31, 2018

Sources: gtr.ukri.org, grantnav.threesixtygiving.org

• Vitamin D in the UK: an urgent call to redefine the threshold for deficiency

  Consulting or advice, Fees or honoraria, Jun 30, 2026

Sources: pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

• Depression and thinking skills were linked in older adults

  Innovation in aging, Oct 15, 2026

• Multilingualism was not linked to slower cognitive decline

  Research Square, Oct 7, 2026

• Interactions Between Genetic Risk and Macronutrient Intake on Obesity-Related Traits in Sri Lankan Adults

  Nutrients, Sep 28, 2026

• Relationship between genetic risk, social jetlag, and obesity traits in a Turkish adult population

  Chronobiology international, Sep 7, 2026

• Diet-gut microbiota-immune-brain interactions in aging: mechanistic pathways and clinical implications

  Frontiers in molecular neuroscience, Sep 2, 2026

• Impact of saturated fat absorption on serum low density lipoprotein-cholesterol response to the replacement of saturated with unsaturated fats in healthy males. The 'Reading, Imperial, Surrey, Saturated fat Cholesterol Intervention-2 (RISSCI-2)' non-randomised sequential dietary intervention study

  Atherosclerosis, Aug 28, 2026

• Association Between Prudent Dietary Pattern and Cardiometabolic Indicators in a Healthy Qatari Population: Evidence from the Qatar Biobank (QBB)

  Nutrients, Aug 27, 2026

• Effects of a prebiotic fibre-enriched bread in older adults: a randomised, placebo-controlled, parallel-groups feasibility study (BiomeBakery)

  The journal of nutrition, health & aging, Aug 13, 2026

• Deconstructing bilingualism and its sociocultural determinants in cognitive aging and Alzheimer's disease and related dementias

  Alzheimer's & dementia : the journal of the Alzheimer's Association, Apr 22, 2026

• The moderating role of agency and belonging in the healthy aging framework: a momentary assessment study among older adults in Hong Kong

  Aging & mental health, Mar 4, 2026

• Bidirectional Relationship between Depression and Cognitive Function: Evidence from a Psychosocial Intervention

  GSA 2025 abstract, Jan 3, 2026

• Population health and health sector cost impacts of the UK Soft Drinks Industry Levy: a modelling study

  Public health research (Southampton, England), Dec 6, 2025

• Modelling the influence of vitamin D and probiotics on inflammation and the intestinal microbiota in older adults

  Scientific reports, Nov 27, 2025

• Impacts of participatory arts-based interventions on well-being of older adults without dementia: an umbrella review and a conceptual artistic participation framework

  The Gerontologist, Nov 21, 2025

• Variations in oral performance and processing behaviours among older adults: Associations with gastric emptying, postprandial glucose and insulin responses

  Experimental gerontology, Sep 17, 2025

• A systematic review of the factors affecting textural perception by older adults and their association with food choice and intake

  Appetite, Jun 21, 2025

• Frailty, Fitness, and Quality of Life Outcomes of a Healthy and Productive Aging Program (GrandMove) for Older Adults With Frailty or Prefrailty: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

  JMIR aging, May 14, 2025

• Factors associated with cognitive function outcomes among older adults in Kuwait: A cross-sectional study

  BMC geriatrics, Apr 14, 2025

• Age-Related Differences in Speech and Gray Matter Volume: The Modulating Role of Multilingualism

  NeuroImage, Mar 19, 2025

• Assessing the gut microbiota composition in older adults: connections to physical activity and healthy ageing

  GeroScience, Mar 17, 2025