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Mushrooms may alleviate features of Pre-eclampsia

By |2020-11-22T12:32:49+00:00February 5th, 2020|

Wednesday 05 February 2020 New research reveals that a substance, L-ergothioneine, most commonly found in mushrooms, could help alleviate some features of pre-eclampsia. Pre-eclampsia is a complex disorder of pregnancy that can have potentially serious consequences for women and their babies.  There is currently is no cure for pre-eclampsia other than delivery, which can present [...]

Pocket-sized brain injury monitor could be a game-changer for infant health

By |2020-11-22T12:33:04+00:00January 31st, 2020|

Friday 31 January 2020 INFANT PhD Mark O' Sullivan in conversation with Jane Haynes, UCC Office of Marketing and Communications. Featured in INDEPENDENT THINKING - The University College Cork Magazine. ---- A pocket-sized medical device that monitors and diagnoses brain injury in newborns could prove to be a game-changer for infant health. Mark O’Sullivan, a UCC PhD [...]

INFANT competing for SFI Future Innovator Prize

By |2020-11-22T12:33:18+00:00January 30th, 2020|

Thursday 30 January 2020 INFANT team announced as one of eleven competitors in the SFI Artificial Intelligence for Societal Good Challenge. The prize offers €2 million each in funding to teams that win competitions in the categories of AI for societal good and zero emissions. AI-4-LIFE - led by Prof Geraldine Boylan, Prof Liam Marnane [...]

GCP training for INFANT staff

By |2020-11-22T12:33:32+00:00January 6th, 2020|

Monday 06 January 2020 Good Clinical Practice Course   Refresher GCP Course – INFANT 2020 (2.5-hour course) Please note, there must be a minimum of 5 participants for the course to be run. 15 JAN 2020 Morning Session (10:00 – 12:30) 12 MAR 2020 Morning Session (10:00 – 12:30) Seminar Room B 20 MAY 2020 Morning [...]

So proud of our growing INFANT

By |2020-11-22T12:34:20+00:00December 18th, 2019|

Wednesday 18 December 2019 Taken from UCC's Independent Thinking Magazine. Professor Geraldine Boylan tells Michelle McDonagh how the inspiring team at the Irish Centre for Maternal and Child Health Research is continuing to make a name nationally and internationally for its groundbreaking work.   INFANT is the wonderfully appropriate name for the leading research centre focused entirely on pregnancy, birth [...]

Give a gift to INFANT this Christmas

By |2020-11-22T12:33:54+00:00December 18th, 2019|

Wednesday 18 December 2019 The birth of a baby is a wonderful occasion. Too often, babies are born too soon or very sick and mothers can suffer severe complications. The INFANT Research Centre is committed to understanding how to reduce these risks and give all babies a healthy start to life. By making a donation [...]

BNF award for INFANT Researcher

By |2020-11-22T12:34:35+00:00November 25th, 2019|

Monday 25 November 2019 Last week, INFANT postdoctoral researcher Dr Elaine McCarthy was presented with her British Nutrition Foundation (BNF) Drummond Early Career Scientist Runner-up Award in London. Earlier this year, the BNF announced the recipients of the 2019 BNF Drummond Early Career Scientist Award – recognising early career excellence in nutrition science. Elaine has been [...]

INFANT wins 2nd AI Award

By |2020-11-22T12:34:55+00:00November 21st, 2019|

Thursday 21 November 2019 INFANT wins 2nd national award for digital diagnostics research – AI powered decision support tool to identify brain seizures in newborns recognised. INFANT was named winner of 'The Best Application of AI in an Academic Research Body. INFANT PhD student Alison O' Shea and the INFANT Engineering team were recognised for their use of AI [...]

INFANT research raises questions about current medical approach

By |2020-11-22T12:35:11+00:00November 11th, 2019|

Monday 11 November 2019 PRESS RELEASE Newborns who suffer mild oxygen deprivation impacted in later life Research raises questions about the current medical approach during birth Babies who suffer mild oxygen deprivation at birth have impaired cognitive outcomes compared to children with uneventful deliveries, joint Irish and Swedish research reveals today. Lack of oxygen to [...]

New Research: Iron deficiency in newborn infants and its potential health consequences

By |2020-11-22T12:35:34+00:00November 1st, 2019|

Friday 01 November 2019 New research by INFANT researcher, Dr Elaine McCarthy and INFANT PI Prof Mairead Kiely has been published in leading nutrition research journal, Nutrition Bulletin. Iron deficiency is the most common micronutrient deficiency worldwide. Iron is essential for the development of multiple organ systems, most especially the developing brain. Iron deficiency, particularly during [...]