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Empathy education introduced for TY students
A special programme for empathy education developed at University of Galway is to be expanded into Transition Year (TY) in secondary schools nationwide.
Galway study reveals growing mental health crisis facing Irish youth
A major national study led by the University of Galway has revealed dramatic shifts in the health and wellbeing of Irish schoolchildren over the past 25 years, including sharp reductions in smoking and alcohol use, but also a troubling rise in mental health issues and school-related stress.
University of Galway and BioAtlantis join to develop drought solutions for agriculture
A European research-led consortium has been established to pioneer technologies to improve crop resilience to drought stress caused by climate change.
University researchers seek public’s help for research in primary care
Researchers at University of Galway are seeking participants with chronic health conditions for a new project aimed at ensuring the needs and interests of patients and healthcare workers are included in future Irish health research.
New study reveals living with a food allergy costs an average €1,600 a year
New safefood funded research that looked at the cost of living with a food allergy or coeliac disease in Ireland has estimated that the average cost burden for a child with a food allergy is €1,439 every year, rising to €1,602 for an adult.
Youth suicide prevention
Researchers at NUI Galway are using information from young people across Galway, Mayo, and Roscommon to deepen knowledge about youth mental health and suicide prevention.
TUS Midlands Midwest launches project aimed at tackling plastic pollution
A €2.9 million project aimed at tackling plastic packaging pollution has been launched by Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest (TUS).
Implantable stimulator device combines with body power to treat disease, damage and sports injury, Galway research illustrates
Researchers at CÚRAM, the SFI Research Centre for Medical Devices based at NUI Galway, have shown how the simple act of walking can power an implantable stimulator device to speed up treatment of musculoskeletal diseases.
Irish teenagers are missing out on important nutrients
Irish teenagers are not getting adequate quantities of important nutrients in their diets, with a significant number missing out on their recommended daily intake of calcium (51 per cent) and vitamin D (94 per cent), research has found.
Half of patients attending diabetes clinic have damage to their kidneys, study shows
Some 42% of patients attending a dedicated diabetes clinic have signs of established chronic kidney disease, the first detailed research of its kind in Ireland has revealed.
