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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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. [...]
Tuesday 29 October 2019 Earlier this month, our PhD student Alison O 'Shea attended the Grace Hopper Celebration in Orlando, Florida. Read all about Alison's experience below. - The Grace Hopper Celebration is a yearly event [...]
Thursday 17 October 2019 Congratulations to our PhD researcher Anne Helps who won runner up prize for her poster ‘Analysis of Irish Inquiry Reports relating to Pregnancy Loss Services'. She received the award at the International Stillbirth Alliance's 11th [...]
Monday 14 October 2019 Babies born by planned caesarean are more likely to be obese in early childhood The research, published in the Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health, discovered that planned caesarean birth was a significant predictor of [...]
Wednesday 25 September 2019 New research by INFANT PhD candidate, Sonia Lenehan and team has been published in a world-leading paediatric research journal, Acta Paediatrica. Sonia's research examined the effect of short-term breastfeeding on long-term IQ. Breastfeeding [...]
Tuesday 24 September 2019 Research published today in the journal Circulation has found that women with high blood pressure in pregnancy, including conditions such as preeclampsia, have an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disorders later in life, including [...]