The Tánaiste, Minister for Foreign Affairs and Minister for Defence, Micheál Martin TD, today launched a new €11.6 million research programme focused on Cerebral Palsy at University College Cork (UCC).
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Tánaiste launches new €11.6 million Cerebral Palsy research programme at University College Cork
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Home care co-operatives can play a large role for older people care in Ireland, new report finds.
22 Mar 2024- UCC study assessed the potential of care co-operatives in Ireland.
- The care co-operative model provides an alternative option to supporting older people to age well at home.
- In Ireland, most older people prefer to remain in their own homes, or, at least, in their own communities rather than in institutional settings, as they age.
- Study recommends the development of state-supported pilot actions to trial the development of care co-operatives.
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Middle-aged brain can predict your future brain health, new review finds
19 Mar 2024Middle Age – between 40-60 years – marks a shift in brain ageing and the middle-aged brain could provide a window in your future brain health, a major academic analysis finds today.
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Alphaville: Journal of Film and Screen Media wins top open access award
13 Mar 2024- UCC Journal recognised for its original and impactful contribution to film and screen media by the Irish Open Access Publishers.
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UCC early-stage researchers awarded prestigious Marie Curie funding
07 Mar 2024- Four UCC researchers receiving a combined €890,000 funding in the Marie Skłodowska -Curie Actions (MCSA) Postdoctoral Fellowship awards 2023.
- Dr Lorena Morales García to investigate the changes in brain development due to altered early life microbiota in newborns who have undergone a C-section birth.
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Higher BMI is significantly associated with worse mental health, especially in women, study finds
06 Mar 2024A higher body mass index (BMI) is significantly associated with worse mental health, a new study finds.
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New study reveals breast cancer drug combination has impact on other cancers
04 Mar 2024- Drug commonly used to treat HER2-positive breast cancer sees tumour shrinkage in several other cancer types.
- Cancer treatment combination may have more uses than previously thought.
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New APC research reveals that lockdowns had an impact on gut microbes and allergies in newborns
29 Feb 2024Lockdowns imposed during the COVID-19 pandemic had an impact on the gut microbiome development of babies born during these periods according to new research from APC Microbiome Ireland (APC), a world leading SFI Research Centre, based in University College Cork, RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences and Children’s Health Ireland.
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UCC researchers find no immediate increase in rates of suicide globally during the first 15 months of the Covid-19 pandemic
28 Feb 2024- Review finds no increase in suicide rate during the Covid-19 pandemic.
- A range of factors during the pandemic served as protective effects to the risk of suicide.
- Study also highlights the need for high-quality and timely data on suicide deaths worldwide.
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Wellcome Trust awards €5.3 million to tackle fatal bloodstream infections
20 Feb 2024- Female led project brings together experts from APC Microbiome Ireland a world leading SFI Research Centre based at University College Cork (UCC), The Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute at Trinity College Dublin, University of Exeter and University of Bristol.