Dr Cathal O'Connor won the Dermatology Research Award at the all-island Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland Research Awards, held at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland. Cathal's publication 'Early emollient bathing is associated with subsequent atopic dermatitis in an unselected birth cohort study' was published in the leading journal EAACI PAI Journal - [...]
INFANT Clinical Research Fellow Dr Aoife Gallagher won the Sir Henry Marsh medal. The Sir Henry Marsh medal award is an annual award given by the Faculty of Paediatrics to the lead author of the best paper by a Paediatric Trainee on the topic of child health or the delivery of child healthcare in Ireland [...]
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 [...]
A software engineering student at University of Limerick is working on a project that could help to revolutionise the early detection of cerebral palsy. Aaron Roche, a 20-year-old student on the Immersive Software Engineering (ISE) programme at UL, is working on the ELEVATE project, which is a ground-breaking five-year research programme that aims to improve [...]
INFANT is now accepting applications for a Postdoctoral Researcher to join the team and help advance research in early brain injury and cerebral palsy. The Postdoctoral Researcher will focus on developing new diagnostic and predictive biomarkers for early detection of brain injury in newborns and high risk children. Project Title: Cerebral Palsy Foundation Funding Post Duration: [...]
4 in 5 Pregnant Women in Ireland are Iron Deficient by Third Trimester, a research study reveals Worrying findings sparking call for action Four out of five pregnant women in Ireland are iron deficient by their third trimester, a University College Cork (UCC) study reveals. Researchers at the Irish Centre for Maternal and Child Health [...]
Study shows that using a novel advancement therapy called the “Milk Ladder”, was almost four times more likely to be successful in safely reintroducing cow’s milk to children with milk allergies in comparison to other classic approaches used in other countries. Research conducted at the Irish Centre for Maternal and Child Health Research (INFANT) at [...]
