Monday 27 February 2017 Information The Conference will take place over two days, Saturday and Sunday, with a mixture of plenary and concurrent sessions from invited speakers and selected presentations from conference abstracts. Pre-conference workshops will be held on Friday 22nd of September followed by the ISA Official Opening Ceremony & Welcome Reception. Key Dates [...]
Friday 10 February 2017 Dr Andrey Temko, INFANT researcher, has won a prestigious international competition for his work in predicting seizures in the human brain through long-term EEG recordings. Highest Accuracy Together with data scientists from Ornon, France; Curitiba, Brazil; and Minneapolis, US, Dr Temko developed an artificial intelligence solution that showed the highest accuracy among nearly 500 competing teams from [...]
Tuesday 21 February 2017 INFANT researchers show that 46% of newborn babies have vitamin D deficiency Deficiency and Recommendations INFANT Centre researchers, in collaboration with the Cork Centre for Vitamin D and Nutrition Research, have reported a high prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency amongst newborn babies. A newborn baby's Vitamin D status at birth is [...]
Tuesday 07 February 2017 The Directors and Executive Management Team are delighted to announce that Professor Declan Devane will join the INFANT Centre as Principal Investigator in the INFANT Team. Exciting Expansion Prof Devane’s joining of INFANT marks a very exciting time of expansion in the centre. Prof Louise Kenny noted, “Declan brings a wealth of [...]
Monday 06 February 2017 On 31 January, four of the Principal Investigators of the BASELINE Study came together in the Aula Maxima at UCC to discuss what we have learned after finishing all the 5-year assessments for the children enrolled in the study. Downloads of the PIs presentations are available at the bottom of the [...]
Thursday 02 February 2017 INFANT is delighted to be hosting the 10th International Conference on Brain Monitoring and Neuroprotection in the Newborn, 5-7 October 2017 in Kerry, Ireland. This conference provides a state of the art forum for discussion of current research and clinical care in newborn brain monitoring and neuroprotection. With an international faculty of leading [...]
Monday 30 January 2017 Summary Little Book of Irish Science: 100 Things You Should Know showcases the groundbreaking research taking place in Ireland. Read about INFANT Centre projects and innovations on pages 1, 75 and 76. Read on ISSUU: Downloads Science Foundation Ireland Little Book of Irish Science
Monday 30 January 2017 Bite-Sized Science On January 25th, science took over Triskel Christchurch in Cork for the FameLab Munster Heat. FameLab is one of the biggest science communication competitions in the world. Presenters have three minutes to explain a scientific concept to their audience. In 2016, INFANT's own Daragh Finn claimed 3rd place in the FameLab Ireland final. Stress [...]
Tuesday 10 January 2017 The Cork BASELINE Birth Cohort Study; Irelands largest birth cohort study has just completed its study of children from before birth through to 5 years of age. We wish to mark this milestone by sharing our findings with the families who have given so generously of their time, and the broader [...]
Wednesday 04 January 2017 Pre-eclampsia, a serious condition of late pregnancy, characterized by high blood pressure and increased protein in the urine in the second-half of pregnancy. This condition affects 5% of first time mothers and is associated with significant maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. A quarter of babies born to women with pre-eclampsia [...]