Monday 07 January 2019 Lack of oxygen to the brain at birth affects almost 200 babies in Ireland each year and results in death or disability in over 2 million infants each year globally. The condition, [...]
Friday 21 December 2018 AI is helping babies at risk of brain injury Time is critical for doctors treating newborn babies with suspected brain injuries. The sooner treatments such as whole body cooling can be used, the [...]
Friday 14 December 2018 Since its establishment through a research Centre award from Science Foundation Ireland, and under the continuous leadership of Professor Geraldine Boylan, the INFANT Centre at UCC has been responsible for a number [...]
Thursday 29 November 2018 We’ve reached a milestone! The ENRICH team recently reached a significant milestone in the study completing all the 4-month appointments. The Infant Baby Enrichment Research Programme, is better known as ENRICH. The [...]
Wednesday 28 November 2018 Last Friday, Fáilte Ireland honoured 83 of its leading Conference Ambassadors at a glamourous award ceremony at Christ Church Cathedral. The recipients - from a variety of backgrounds, including academia, medical science, [...]
Wednesday 21 November 2018 Our Phd researcher, Sonia Lenehan, was voted the winner of Neon Zone’s I’m a Scientist, Get me out of here! I’m a Scientist is an online STEM engagement event where students chatted and interacted [...]
Monday 19 November 2018 The world’s largest peanut allergy treatment trial, involving more than 30 Irish children, has found that a new oral treatment can successfully reduce senstivity to peanuts, and offers a real lifeline to those affected by the most common [...]
Wednesday 07 November 2018 INFANT's preterm nutrition team last night received the Health and Social Care Professions Driving Quality and Improvement Award for their BabyGrow Project. The winners were announced at the Inaugural Best Practice and Innovation Awards [...]
Friday 02 November 2018 As published in UCC, College of Medicine and Health "The Research Impact Anthology - Research for a Healthier Future". When babies are born it is usually a joyous occasion. In most cases [...]
Wednesday 24 October 2018 Emma Snapes, INFANT’s Biobanking Manager received the National Standards Authority of Ireland award at the NSAI Annual Standards Forum in Dublin. The award was in recognition of Emma’s exceptional dedication to standards development. [...]