Blog: May 2018

Like all local authorities, Reading Borough Council faces significant financial pressures with reduced funding from central government and increasing demand for its services. These pressures are predicted to increase in the future. The Council, therefore, needs to make savings to ensure it is able to continue to provide the services it is required by law to deliver to its residents.

To help them make informed decisions, the Council’s Policy Committee agreed in February 2018 to...

Source Multiple News Today: A molecule responsible for preventing the repair of white matter in the brain, a process critical to treating multiple sclerosis (MS) and cerebral palsy, has been identified.

The research, “A TLR/AKT/FoxO3 immune-tolerance like pathway disrupts the repair capacity of oligodendrocyte progenitors,” was published in The Journal of Clinical Investigation.

White matter in the brain’s white matter is composed of nerve fibres. Its colour comes from myelin...

The Carers Lunch Club meet on the second Thursday of every month from12.00pm to 2.30pm. Barbara Annells has done a sterling job coordinating the club for many years, however, she has decided to stand down at the end of this year. They desperately need someone to step in and volunteer as their coordinator so they can continue to meet.