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Obesity and heart disease – does the health of your fat dictate your cardiovascular risk?
Dr Fiona McGuillicuddy

1 February 2012

Dr Fiona McGillicuddy from the Conway Institute at University College Dublin wins the first successful award under the SFI-HRB Wellcome Trust Biomedical Partnership. She will investigate the links between obesity, 'good...

NUIG student scoops Watts Medal
Dympna O'Dwyer, NUI Galway, winner of the 2012 Watts Medal

25 January 2012

Ms Dympna O'Dwyer, a student in the Department of Radiology, at NUI Galway, won the annual HRB Watts Medal competition.

Community-based programme helps patients better manage lung disease
Dr Dympna Casey, School of Nursing, NUI Galway; Dr Joe Clarke, HSE Primary Care Clinical Lead; Professor Kathy Murphy, School of Nursing, NUI Galway; and Dr Andrew Murphy Professor of General Practice, NUI Galway. Photo by Aengus McMahon

18 January 2012

A HRB-funded study carried out at NUI Galway has shown a significant improvement in managing breathing difficulties among people suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), using a community-based approach...

Weight tape to calculate pediatric drug dose
Eoin Farrell, Winner HRB Special Prize and Best Individual project at BT Young Scientist 2012, and Enda Connolly, Chief Executive, HRB

16 January 2012

Congratulations to Eoin Farrell, from St Eunan's College, Letterkenny, who won the 'HRB special prize' and 'Best Individual' award at this year's BT Young Scientist exhibition.

First female Professor of Primary Care in Ireland
Professor Anne MacFarlane

13 January 2012

HRB-funded researcher, Professor Anne MacFarlane has been appointed Professor of Primary Healthcare (Research) at the Graduate Entry Medical School (GEMS) in the University of Limerick.

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