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Diving into evidence for better trials and maternity care
Professor Declan Devane has spent much of his career seeking evidence to improve maternity care and strengthening how we generate and synthesis that...
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Getting the balance right for data sharing in autoimmune conditions
Dr Mark Little is linking data from patients with a rare disease called ANCA vasculitis in projects designed to help people with autoimmune conditions...
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Fellowship offers a broader perspective on breast cancer research
A HRB Cancer Prevention Fellowship at the National Cancer Institute in the USA gave Dr Maeve Mullooly the opportunity to build her research programme...
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Research to get babies off to the best start
Professor Deirdre Murray in University College Cork is identifying patterns in infancy and early childhood in order to help support children in their...
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A research career that complements clinical practice
Peter is a consultant neurologist and Associate Professor in Trinity College Dublin. He leads the Computational Neuroimaging Group (CNG) in the...
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Healthcare data – a key to finding solutions in the bigger picture
Dr Akke Vellinga uses healthcare data to shed new light on big problems and solutions, including the links between how antibiotics are prescribed and...
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Astrocytes – the star-shaped brain cells that could hold the key for new therapies
Professor Kumlesh Dev is exploring how ‘astrocyte’ star-shaped cells in the brain could be targeted to tackle a range of conditions, including...
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Getting new mothers off to a flying start
Professor Cecily Begley wants to protect the health of new mothers, and she is currently driving HRB projects to reduce the numbers of C-sections and...
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Public funding increases access to Assisted Reproductive Technology
Researchers: Martin Keane, Dr Jean Long, Dr Gerald O’Nolan, Louise Farragher, HRB Evidence Centre
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Meaningful dialogue overcomes barriers in hospital mergers
Researchers: Martin Keane, Dr Marie Sutton, Louise Farragher, Dr Jean Long, HRB Evidence Centre
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Regulating and financing homecare services: how can Ireland learn from other countries
Research Commissioner: Dr Jean Long, HRB Evidence Centre
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Immune cells in smokers' lungs ‘too exhausted’ to fight Tuberculosis
‘Bio energetic exhaustion’ is the term being coined by HRB-funded researchers at Trinity College Dublin and St James’s Hospital in research just...
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Long-term stress and socio-economics leave their marks as we age
Dr Cathal McCrory works on the TILDA study and is a member of LIFEPATH consortium, and he is discovering stark links between socioeconomic background,...
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A good start to making clinical trials even more robust
A final year PhD student with the HRB Trials Methodology Research Network, Marina Zaki is studying how we can improve statistical thinking in clinical...
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Stronger together for health systems research
Dr Éidín Ní Shé is encouraging patients, the public, healthcare professionals and researchers to work together to improve health systems. She shares...
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HRB-CICER contributes to National Clinical Guidelines for Type 1 Diabetes
'The ink seems hardly dry on the contract that established HRB-CICER* and already patients are benefiting from its work', says Dr Mairead O'Driscoll,...
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A broad view on risks and support for youth mental health
Professor Gary Donohoe, Program Lead for the HRB-funded YOULEAD consortium, is exploring the genetics of mental illness and researching practical...
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HRB supported study highlights significant rise in uric acid levels in Irish patients
In a study of over 128,000 patients in the Irish health system, researchers found that uric acid levels increased by 21 per cent over a nine year...
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Data-driven decisions for primary care
Professor Tom Fahey recently joined the Board of the HRB and brings a wealth of experience in using data to improve the delivery of primary care,...
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Getting a handle on why doctors leave Ireland and how to retain them
Why do doctors leave Ireland? And how can we encourage them to stay or to return if they have already gone? Dr Niamh Humphries has just started a...
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Data for planning mental health services into the future
Data from the National Psychiatric Inpatient Reporting System (NPIRS) formed a key evidence base for the the mental health analysis in the Health...
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Dr Dermot Walsh - the man behind one of Ireland's first mental health databases
The National Psychiatric In-patient Reporting System (NPIRS) was established in 1963 by the late Dr Dermot Walsh.
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Building solid foundations for research integrity
Research integrity is key to trustworthy science, and HRB Head of Post-Award and Evaluation Dr Maura Hiney is on a mission to build its strength in...
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Changing how we understand and treat rare diseases
Researcher profile: Professor Eileen Treacy is combining research, policy and clinical practice to improve the lives of patients with rare diseases,...
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Stopping heart failure
Following a stroke a number of years ago, John Donovan was asked if he would like to participate in the STOP Heart Failure trial. This involved a...
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