Published: 1 November 2018
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 published today to explain why immune cells in smokers don’t work as they should.[more]
Published: 27 July 2018
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, Director of Research, Strategy and Funding at the HRB.[more]
Published: 8 June 2018
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 period, with increases seen in all age groups from young adults to the very elderly.[more]
Published: 19 December 2017
A new intervention to promote health in psychosis
Lead Researcher: Dr Caragh Behan, DETECT-EI[more]
Published: 19 December 2017
A new model to treat Hepatitis C in the community
Lead researchers: Professor Walter Cullen and Dr Jack Lambert, University College Dublin, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital[more]
Published: 19 December 2017
Shining a light on chronic pain in schoolchildren
Lead Researchers: Dr Siobhan O’Higgins and Professor Brian McGuire, Centre for Pain Research, NUI Galway[more]
Published: 19 December 2017
New links between selenium and cancer prevention
Lead Researcher: Dr David Hughes, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland, now at Conway Institute, University College Dublin[more]
Published: 19 December 2017
An exciting new discovery to reduce chronic infection in cystic fibrosis patients
Lead Researcher: Professor Fergal O’Gara, University College Cork[more]
Published: 19 December 2017
A SIMPle prescription to tackle antibiotic resistance in urinary tract infections
Researchers: Dr Akke Vellinga, Professor Andrew Murphy, NUI Galway[more]
Published: 19 December 2017
Finding the first-time mothers who need greater support for mental health
Lead Researchers: Professor Cecily Begley, Dr Deirdre Daly and Associate Professor Margaret Carroll, Trinity College Dublin[more]
Published: 19 December 2017
On target for getting TB medicines into patient’s lungs
Lead Researcher: Associate Professor Sally-Ann Cryan, Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland[more]
Published: 19 December 2017
Tackling childhood obesity through a family-friendly intervention
Lead Researcher: Dr Grace O’Malley, University College Cork, Oxford University, Temple Street Children’s University Hospital[more]
Published: 19 December 2017
New testing to improve diagnosis of young-onset Alzheimer’s disease in Ireland
Lead Researcher: Professor Brian Lawlor, Trinity College Dublin[more]
Published: 23 November 2017
Stopping Heart Failure
More than 3,000 Irish patients are now benefitting from a new intervention which prevents heart failure and that could help to avoid more than 17,250 hospital admissions a year.[more]
Published: 30 September 2016
HRB Clinical Research Coordination Ireland officially launched
Minister of State for Health Promotion, Marcella Corcoran Kennedy TD 'cut the ribbon' on the HRB-CRCI yesterday.[more]
Published: 2 June 2016
Eating well when cancer strikes
Hot on the heels of the award winning The Cancer Fighting Cookbook, a second publication called 'Eating well with swallowing difficulties in cancer' has just been published by the same team from University College Cork, Cork...[more]
Published: 9 July 2015
Breaking up MRSA - new discovery could reduce device related infections in hospitals
A discovery about how bacteria cling to the surfaces of medical devices, could have potential to significantly reduce infections from devices like catheters and other lines inserted into the body.[more]
Published: 14 May 2015
Reviewing the food pyramid to inform policy
The HRB has just completed a review of the fat and carbohydrate shelves of Ireland's food pyramid. The ultimate aim of this review was to provide up-to-date international evidence to demonstrate the most appropriate composition...[more]
