Foreword
IMPROVING PATIENT CARE THROUGH RESEARCH
Delivering a better environment for diabetic wound healing
CERVIVA research helps to fight cervical cancer
Giving nerve signals a leg-up in diabetes
A tablet a day keeps breast cancer at bay
When there’s more than one disease – tackling cardiovascular multimorbidity improves care
Mild lack of oxygen at birth can have a long-term impact
A test for muscle tone that’s easier for patients to swallow
A friendly approach to socialising for people with mental illness
Cancer survivors: more exercise needed
Sleep for your heart’s sake
Giving children a say in decisions about their healthcare
It’s all relative – new insights into sentence processing in Specific Language Impairment
SEARCHING FOR BETTER TREATMENTS
Tilting the immune balance against tuberculosis
Who will respond to treatment for Hepatitis C?
A look inside the living brain in motor neuron disease
An immune link between belly fat and cancer
Another brick in the wall for artery disease?
Why do some patients develop sepsis?
A potential route to dampen the fire in multiple sclerosis
We need to talk about RON – for asbestos-related cancers
Sleep and brain inflammation – uneasy bedfellows
Pointing to the needle in the haystack during drug discovery
INFORMING HEALTH POLICY AND PRACTICE
A new look at ageing with intellectual disability
Psychosis: Early treatment is key for discovery
National cancer screening – fine-tuning could improve existing systems
Folic acid: older people in Ireland are not running low
Adolescent boys view depression in peers negatively
Chemistry in the air – towards an early-warning system for pollution and health effects
Smoking by numbers – vulnerable communities in Ireland
A model to address more efficient provision of wheelchair services in Ireland
The annual Picture of Health publication highlights, in non-technical language, recent and exciting developments arising from Irish health research funded by the HRB. Selected research featured includes projects completed in 2012 that seek to improve patient care, search for better treatments and inform health policy and practice.
| Format | Download |
|---|---|
| Keywords | health, medical research |
| Publisher | HRB |
| Classification | medical research |
| ISSN | 1649-8844 |
| Pages | 48 |
| Categories: | Reports, Irish Content |
| External Link | http://www.hrb.ie/ |
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