University College Cork (UCC) researchers have been awarded a combined €2m for separate projects that will find novel solutions to monitor patients with inflammatory kidney disease and better understand how social determinants affect suicidal behaviours.

A pioneering study has uncovered the vital role that gut microbiota plays in regulating stress responses by interacting with the body’s circadian rhythms.

The findings open the door for developing new microbial-based therapies that could help individuals better manage stress related mental health conditions, such as anxiety and depression which are often associated with alterations in circadian and sleep cycles.

University College Cork (UCC) research has received a grant to use modern computational methods to develop critical medicines for improving global health and equality.

Four out of five pregnant women in Ireland are iron deficient by their third trimester, a University College Cork (UCC) study reveals. Researchers at the Irish Centre for Maternal and Child Health (INFANT) and School of Food and Nutritional Sciences in UCC have shown that over 80% of women are iron deficient by their third trimester.

• Study shows that using a novel advancement therapy called the “Milk Ladder”, was almost four times more likely to be successful in safely reintroducing cow’s milk to children with milk allergies in comparison to other classic approaches used in other countries.

University College Cork’s INFANT Centre, Ireland’s first translational research hub dedicated entirely to pregnancy, birth, and early childhood, marks over a decade of groundbreaking work. Since its establishment in late 2013, INFANT—The Irish Centre for Maternal and Child Health Research—has been at the forefront of significant breakthroughs that are saving lives and improving outcomes for babies and their families daily, while also shaping perinatal medicine globally. 

A newly announced strategic partnership between the School of Pharmacy at University College Cork (UCC) and the Pharmacy Department at St Patrick’s Mental Health Services (SPMHS) based in Dublin will see the two organisations come together over the coming five years to advance research and clinical training in mental health pharmacy. 

• FOODPATH is an initiative dedicated to identifying and addressing the determinants of food-related inequalities in Europe.
• The €1.6 million project includes partners from six European countries and is led by Dr Janas Harrington in the School of Public Health at UCC.
• FOODPATH will provide the necessary structural changes to ensure all European citizens, regardless of socioeconomic status, can make healthier food choices.

• CUH and UCC Paediatric Allergy Research group accredited as Center of Excellence by World Allergy Organisation, the first of its kind in Ireland.
• Recognition is a testament to the excellence in clinical care, education and research in Allergy and Immunology at our institutions.
• Allergies can affect all aspects of a child's daily life, including their health and wellbeing.

One of the top 10 Food Scientists in the world, researchers in the area of dementia palliative care, and the team behind the development and delivery of bespoke in person Sexual Ethics and Respectful Relationships training to personnel of the Irish Defence Forces across the country, were among the awardees to have their contributions to research and innovation honoured at the 2023 University College Cork Research and Innovation Awards, held at Devere Hall on Wednesday, May 29th.