The following is a description of the conference highlights First National Conference on Dementia Care
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First National Conference on Dementia Care in Acute Hospitals in UCC
31 Jan 2014
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Possible Cognitive Benefits Found in Dementia patients Taking Centrally Acting ACE Inhibitors
25 Jul 2013
An Observational study from Ireland raises the intriguing possibility that certain blood pressure lowering drugs, centrally acting ACE inhibitors, may help slow the cognitive decline that is a hallmark of people with Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia.
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Research into Practice - Evidence Based Medicine: Interpreting the Literature
03 Jul 2013
One-Day Research Conference entitled "Research into Practice" with international guest speaker Dr. Gordon Guyatt from McMaster University, Canada. Click on his name (link) to view his biography.
For more details on the conference click on link Conference July 3rd
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How to Become a Successful Researcher - How to Succeed in Publishing you work in High Impact Journals.
02 Jul 2013
A two hour research related talk entitled "How to Become a Successful Researcher" was presented by international speaker Dr. Gordon Guyatt from McMaster University, Canada in Brookfield, UCC on July 2nd 2013. Click on his name (link) above to view his biography.
For more details on the event, click on link July 2nd Talk
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Horizon Europe Event at Main Campus
Read moreResearchers at University College Cork have secured €146m in Horizon Europe funding, exceeding the institutional Horizon Europe funding target two years ahead of schedule.
This includes Prof. Suzanne Timmons of Centre for Gerontology and Rehabilitation (CGR) who leads on two Horizon Europe Projects, AI4HOPE and InTouch.
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UCC Leads Groundbreaking PD-Life Parkinson’s Research Hub
PD-Life (Enhancing Wellbeing and Quality of Life in Parkinson’s Disease), a €4 million project funded by the Higher Education Authority's North-South Research Programme, will establish the first all-island hub of excellence dedicated to improving the quality of life for people living with Parkinson’s.
Led by Professor Suzanne Timmons from UCC Centre for Gerontology and Rehabilitation in the School of Medicine, this initiative places UCC at the forefront of Parkinson’s research on the island.
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