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14 Sep 2026
Irish women join landmark ENDO1000 study with APC Microbiome Ireland leading microbiome research
Women in Ireland can now take part in ENDO1000, a major international study that aims to build a detailed picture of endometriosis over time, with APC Microbiome Ireland at University College Cork playing a leading role in its microbiome research.
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09 Sep 2026
Celebrating Excellence at the APC Annual Symposium 2026
The APC Annual Symposium, held on Friday 4 September at Devere Hall, University College Cork, brought together researchers, collaborators and industry partners for a day of science, discussion and celebration.
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08 Sep 2026
APC Microbiome Ireland welcomes Professor Michael Sack as new Group Leader
APC Microbiome Ireland at University College Cork (UCC) is pleased to welcome Professor Michael N. Sack as its newest Group Leader, bringing extensive international experience in cardiovascular medicine, clinical research, metabolism and immunology to the APC community.
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01 Sep 2026
New research programme exploring probiotics and the developing infant microbiome
Researchers at University College Cork’s APC Microbiome Ireland and INFANT Research Centre, together with Cork University Maternity Hospital (CUMH) and Teagasc, have begun a new research programme exploring how probiotics may influence the developing gut microbiome during the early years of life.
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Media coverage
| Title | Language | Date | Type | Media Link | Study Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clinical physical exercise trial finds changes in mood and new neuron production | English | 17/09/26 | Web Article | Link | Effects of a three-month exercise programme on cognition, mood and neurogenesis: the NeuroFit randomised controlled trial |
| The benefits of coffee may have more to do with microbes than caffeine | English | 16/09/26 | Web Article & YouTube | Link | Habitual coffee intake shapes the gut microbiome and modifies host physiology and cognition |
| She has studied the brain throughout life. Now a neuroscientist explains how early diet may shape lifelong eating habits | English | 01/09/26 | Web Article | Link | Bifidobacterium longum and prebiotic interventions restore early-life high-fat/high-sugar diet-induced alterations in feeding behavior in adult mice |
| University College Cork's FemmeBiomehealth company spinning out in search of seed investment | English | 24/08/26 | Newspaper Article | Link | |
| The Invisible Blueprint for Your Child’s Gut | English | 24/08/26 | Substack & YouTube | Link | |
| Whose Gut Became "Normal"? | English | 19/08/26 | Web Article | Link | Global mental health benefits from expanding microbiome–gut–brain axis research to the global south |
| UCC spins out women’s health firm FemmeBiome in bid for seed investment | English | 18/08/26 | Newspaper Article | Link | |
| The Incredible Benefits of Fiber - Prof. Jens Walter | English | 17/08/26 | YouTube | Link | |
| O descafeinado não é o café dos fracos e faz isto ao cérebro | Portuguese | 15/08/26 | Web Article | Link | Habitual coffee intake shapes the gut microbiome and modifies host physiology and cognition |
| Feed Your Creature | English | 09/08/26 | Substack & YouTube | Link | |
| Ce que le café fait vraiment à votre intestin et à votre cerveau : l’étude qui nuance tout | French | 05/08/26 | Web Article | Link | Habitual coffee intake shapes the gut microbiome and modifies host physiology and cognition |
| Regelmäßig Kaffee trinken: Studie zeigt Auswirkungen auf deinen Körper | German | 03/08/26 | Web Article | Link | Habitual coffee intake shapes the gut microbiome and modifies host physiology and cognition |
| You Have the Microbiome That You Deserve | English | 02/08/26 | Substack & YouTube | Link | |
| Πώς ο καφές καταφέρνει να κάνει καλό σε έντερο, μυαλό και διάθεση | Greek | 28/07/26 | Web Article | Link | Habitual coffee intake shapes the gut microbiome and modifies host physiology and cognition |
| The Creature Inside You | English | 26/07/26 | Substack & YouTube | Link | |
| Regular Coffee Drinking Can Shape the Gut Microbiome—And Your Mood | English | 22/07/26 | Web Article | Link | Habitual coffee intake shapes the gut microbiome and modifies host physiology and cognition |
| Global South key to next-gen microbiome-mental health discoveries, research argues | English | 22/07/26 | Web Article | Link | Global mental health benefits from expanding microbiome–gut–brain axis research to the global south |
| When it comes to brain health, is microbiome science missing much of the world? | English | 21/07/26 | Web Article | Link | Global mental health benefits from expanding microbiome–gut–brain axis research to the global south |
| Why gut health is important and expert-approved steps we can take to improve it | English | 17/07/26 | Newspaper Article | Link | Cardiometabolic benefits of a non-industrialized-type diet are linked to gut microbiome modulation |
| Caffè, microbiota e mente: che legame c'è? | Italian | 16/07/26 | Web Article | Link | Habitual coffee intake shapes the gut microbiome and modifies host physiology and cognition |
| ISG Summer Meeting 2026 Abstract Winners | English | 13/07/26 | Web Article | Link | |
| New screening tool helps speed up and enhance gut-healthy bakery innovation | English | 19/06/26 | Web Article | Link | Development of a synbiotic potential score as a quantitative approach for selecting putative synergistic strain-prebiotic candidates |
| UCC team says no public health threat from recycling machines | English | 09/06/26 | Newspaper Article | Link | |
| Saiba por que café pode afetar cérebro e intestino | Portuguese - Brazilian | 07/05/26 | Web Article | Link | Habitual coffee intake shapes the gut microbiome and modifies host physiology and cognition |
| Not all viruses are out to get us. How can we use some of their superpowers? | English | 29/04/26 | Blog | Link | |
| How coffee reshapes the gut-brain axis and lifts mood—even without caffeine | English | 21/04/26 | Web Article | Link | Habitual coffee intake shapes the gut microbiome and modifies host physiology and cognition |
| Engineering Nisin: How Bio-designed Antimicrobial Peptides Are Rewriting the Rules Against Superbugs | English | 21/04/26 | Blog | Link | |
| Slán go feoil | Irish & English | 23/03/26 | TV Documentary | Link | |
| Fibremaxxing... Just another trend, or does it have benefits? | English | 18/03/26 | Newspaper Article | Link |
