The AIM-HIGH Feasibility Study is a research study at the INFANT Research Centre at University College Cork(UCC) and Cork University Maternity Hospital(CUMH). Researchers at INFANT, UCC are looking for healthy infants aged 15 – 18 weeks old to take part in this study. Express Interest here: https://forms.office.com/e/ZzAkScCcDG What is the Study? After birth, a baby’s [...]
On World Cerebral Palsy Day, October 6th, 2023, University College Cork (UCC) proudly announced the appointment of Professor Deirdre Murray as the Cerebral Palsy Foundation Chair in Early Brain Injury and Cerebral Palsy, marking the start of a transformative programme aimed at revolutionising cerebral palsy care in Ireland. A UCC alumna, Professor Murray graduated in [...]
We would like to invite women from diverse backgrounds around Ireland, who have had a previous diagnosis of preeclampsia, to take part in one-to-one interviews with a researcher to understand their experiences of follow-up care after preeclampsia, and their preferences regarding future follow-up care. What is the Study? This study aims to explore women’s awareness [...]
The SOPHIE Study is a research study at University College Cork and Cork University Maternity Hospital/Cork University Hospital. Researchers at INFANT, UCC are looking for healthy children aged 5-11 years old to take part in this study. What is the Study? ‘SOPHIE’ is an acronym for ‘School-aged Outcomes Post Hypoxic Ischaemic Encephalopathy’. Some children are [...]
The BASELINE Birth Cohort study is Ireland’s opportunity to establish a longitudinal birth cohort with the potential to answer important questions in the study of diseases in early life, later childhood and beyond. It has the potential to identify risk factors for common disorders such as diabetes, eczema, and asthma. This study has the potential [...]
Results of PARROT Ireland Trial Published in British Medical Journal Research funded by the Health Research Board Mother and Baby Clinical Trial Network Collaborative Ireland and published by Professor Keelin O’Donoghue in the British Medical Journal, has found that using the Placental Growth Factor test in clinical practice does not improve [...]
