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International Recognition for UCC Researchers

‘Seekers of Knowledge’ by artist Annette Hennessy Four University College Cork (UCC) scientists feature in the latest “Highly Cited Researchers” list. This annual list identifies scientists whose research publications, and the extent to which they have been cited by other scientists globally, place them among the top 1% most cited in their subject field. The […]

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Computer Program Developed in Cork Can Detect Seizures in Newborns

A computer program that can detect seizures in newborns has been developed by researchers at the Infant perinatal research centre in Cork. Tech companies have already expressed interest in the programme which has been tested cotside in a clinical trial involving more than 500 babies across eight European countries. Prof Geraldine Boylan, principal investigator in […]

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New Study at UCC Shows How Your Gut Bacteria Could Influence Anxiety

As it turns out, a healthy gut microbiome could affect the development of conditions relate to anxiety or anxiety-like behavior. The new study by researchers from the APC Microbiome Institute showed the connection in tests involving mice.   IN BRIEF As it turns out, a healthy gut microbiome could affect the development of conditions relate […]

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UCC: Food and nutritional research improves cancer survival rates

  Up to 80% of cancer patients unintentionally lose weight which can have a devastating impact on their quality of life according to Dr Aoife Ryan, dietitian and lecturer in Nutritional Sciences at UCC. The weight loss reduces their ability to tolerate chemotherapy and leading to poor survival rates. The seriousness of this issue is […]

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Single injection ‘could repair damaged hearts’ after world-first trial

A UCC professor has shown in a trial, the first of its kind in the world, that low dose insulin-like growth factor, injected into the heart to repair damage to the muscle, improves remodelling for heart attack patients. Professor Noel Caplice, Chair of Cardiovascular Sciences at UCC, and his cardiologist colleagues at Cork University Hospital […]

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Next stop, Nobel Laureate Meeting, for UCC researcher

Dr David McNulty, a postdoctoral researcher at UCC, is one of just three people from Ireland selected to participate in the Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting in Lindau in June. Dr McNulty, a Postdoctoral Researcher in Dr Colm O’Dwyer’s Applied Nanoscience Group in UCC’s Department of Chemistry, described being one of only 400 young scientists from 76 […]

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UCC researcher honoured for brain seizure predictions

A UCC researcher has won a prestigious international competition for his work in predicting seizures in the human brain through long-term EEG recordings. Dr Andriy Temko, a research fellow at the INFANT centre, was named as winner of the Kaggle challenge, and a $10,000 first prize. Together with data scientists from Ornon, France; Curitiba, Brazil; and […]

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‘UCC’s the best thing that’s happened to me’

When I arrived in Ireland last September, alone on my first trip to Europe, I was reminded of how, as a young Muslim girl growing up in the State of Uttar Pradesh in India, I was always discouraged from travelling alone. Using public transport was prohibited because it would have exposed me to public gaze […]

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UCC scores gold at synthetic biology competition

UCC’s Limited Lactis team was awarded a gold medal recently at the iGEM (international Genetically Engineered Machine) competition in Boston. More than 600 teams from top universities across the globe, including MIT, Harvard, Stanford, Cambridge and Oxford took part in the competition, which is held up as the gold standard for ‘research-led education’. The Cork […]

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UCD graduate elected first female President of Royal College of Physicians of Ireland

  Infectious disease specialist Professor Mary Horgan has been elected President Designate of the Royal College of Physicians of Ireland (RCPI). She will be the first woman to hold the post in the college’s 360-year history. “Ireland is recognised globally for the high quality of its medical graduates and trainees,” said Professor Horgan on her […]

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UCC – New clinical trial for Malignant Melanoma patients

Cork Cancer Research Centre, based at UCC, announce the launch of a new clinical trial for the treatment of malignant melanoma, aimed at significantly improving patient outcomes. In Ireland there are approximately 630 new cases of melanoma diagnosed each year with 110 people losing their lives to the disease annually. Melanoma mortality is increasing very […]

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UCC Professor Barry O’Sullivan named top SFI researcher

  Professor Barry O’Sullivan, Director of Insight at UCC, has been named SFI Researcher of the Year, recognizing his significant contribution to the Irish research community in his career. He has been honored for his “exceptional scientific and engineering research outputs” combined with his ability to communicate and, where appropriate, exploit his research.   Professor […]

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