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Can cereal help our brain function?
1 December 2025

Almost a quarter of people in the UK choose to eat cereal for their go-to breakfast choice on a typical weekday. But could this everyday food staple help our memory and thinking? A new study is looking into nutrient-enriched breakfast to see if it will support brain function and mood. How could cereal help our […]
Piril Hepsomali: How our diet could influence memory
4 September 2025

Memory and thinking difficulties in older adults can affect their mood and wellbeing. Diet is one of the factors which seems to influence memory and thinking. Piril Hepsomali, an Associate Professor in Psychology at the University of Reading, is leading a study on whether prebiotic fibres in our diet can impact our brain’s processing. Piril […]
