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Therapeutic effect of neurotrophin-3 treatment in an injectable collagen scaffold following rat spinal cord hemisection injury
(American Chemical Society, 2016-08-01)Spinal cord injury (SCI) patients display varying quantities of spinal cord tissue damage with injuries that present as complete, incomplete or compressive. One theory proposed to repair the injured spinal cord and regain ... -
These shoes are made for walking: sensitivity performance evaluation of commercial activity monitors under the expected conditions and circumstances required to achieve the international daily step goal of 10,000 steps
(Public Library of Science, 2016-05-11)IntroductionPhysical activity is a vitally important part of a healthy lifestyle, and is of major benefit to both physical and mental health. A daily step count of 10,000 steps is recommended globally to achieve an appropriate ... -
Third-party allogeneic mesenchymal stromal cells prevent rejection in a pre-sensitized high-risk model of corneal transplantation
(Frontiers Media, 2018-11-20)High-risk cornea transplant recipients represent a patient population with significant un-met medical need for more effective therapies to prevent immunological graft rejection due to heightened anti-donor immune response. ... -
Time and region-dependent manner of increased brain derived neurotrophic factor and TrkB in rat brain after binge-like methamphetamine exposure
(Elsevier, 2019-11-03)Methamphetamine (MA), a synthetic derivate of amphetamine, has become a major drug of abuse worldwide. This study investigated the effect of binge-like MA dosing (4 x 4 mg/kg, s.c., 2 h (h) apart) at a range of different ... -
Time for a paradigm change? Tracing the institutionalisation of health impact assessment in the Republic of Ireland across health and environmental sectors
(Elsevier, 2010-08)This paper presents a critical analysis of health impact assessment (HIA) in the Republic of Ireland (ROI) in the context of institutional policy and practice. It begins with a brief background to the origins and aims of ... -
TNF-a/IL-1ß-licensed mesenchymal stromal cells promote corneal allograft survival via myeloid cell-mediated induction of Foxp3+ regulatory T cells in the lung.
(Federation of American Society of Experimental Biology (FASEB), 2019-05-20)Mesenchymal stromal cells (MSCs) have shown promise as a therapy for immune-mediated disorders, including transplant rejection. Our group previously demonstrated the efficacy of pretransplant, systemic administration of ... -
A toolkit for improving hand hygiene compliance in intensive care
(National University of Ireland Galway, 2020-10-15)A toolkit to help intensive care units to identify how they can improve hand hygiene compliance. -
Toward international collaboration on credentialing in health promotion and health education: The Galway Consensus Conference
(SAGE Journals Online, 2009-05)The interest in competencies, standards, and quality assurance in the professional preparation of public health professionals whose work involves health promotion and health education dates back several decades. In ... -
Toward international collaboration on credentialing in health promotion and health education: The Galway Consensus Conference.
(Society for Public Health Education, 2009-06)The interest in competencies, standards, and quality assurance in the professional preparation of public health professionals whose work involves health promotion and health education dates back several decades. In Australia, ... -
Towards building healthy school communities through healthy food access.
(Health Promotion Research Centre, NUI Galway, 2014)One of the goals of health promotion is to make it easier for people to make the healthy choice. Enabling students to make the healthy choice by improving access to, and availability of, healthy foods is essential in ... -
Towards understanding food poverty among Irish Children.
(National Institute of Health Sciences, 2008-04)Food proverty and food insufficiency are important public health issues, frequently linked to poverty and deprivation. However, research on the nature, extent, epidemiology and etiology of food poverty in childhood is ... -
Training socially responsive healthcare graduates: Is Service Learning an effective educational approach?
(Taylor & Francis, 2014-02-06)Health care educators strive to train graduates who are socially responsive and can act as “change agents” for communities they serve. Service learning (SL) is increasingly being used to teach the social aspects of health ... -
A trajectory of relationship development for early intervention practice for children with developmental disabilities
(Mark Allen Healthcare, 2016-03-03)Collaboration, through multiple complex relationships between families and professionals, is integral to Early Intervention (EI) practice. The purpose of this grounded theory study was to explain the processes involved in ... -
Transport to school and mental well-being of schoolchildren in Ireland
(Frontiers Media, 2021-04-09)Objectives: We explored whether modes of transport (cycling, walking, public transport or private vehicle) between home and school are associated with mental well-being in children aged 10 17 years, participating in the ... -
Treatment for acute leukaemia: elderly patients’ lived experiences
(Mark Allen Healthcare, 2010-01-14)Aim: The aim of this study was to explore the lived experiences of elderly patients with acute leukaemia receiving chemotherapy. Method: Seven elderly patients were interviewed and van Manen’s approach to data analysis was ... -
Trends in health behaviours, health outcomes and contextual factors between 1998-2018: Findings from the Irish Health Behaviour in School-aged Children Study
(Health Promotion Research Centre, National University of Ireland Galway and Department of Health, Ireland, 2021-03)This Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) trends report presents findings on indicators of children’s health and wellbeing between 1998 and 2018. The report is divided into three sections: health behaviours, ... -
Twelve months into a feasibility trial: reflections on three experiences of public and patient involvement in research
(F1000Research and Health Research Board, 2021-01-28)In this Open Letter we present reflections from three different perspectives on the integration of public and patient involvement (PPI) in a research trial. We reflect on the experience of having a patient employed as a ... -
Ulk4 regulates GABAergic signaling and anxiety-related behavior
(Springer Nature, 2018-02-02)Excitation/inhibition imbalance has been proposed as a fundamental mechanism in the pathogenesis of neuropsychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders, in which copy number variations of the Unc-51 like kinase 4 (ULK4) gene ... -
The unmet palliative care needs of those dying with dementia
(Mark Allen Healthcare, 2015-03)An estimated 33.9 million people are living with dementia worldwide. The overall estimated median survival time from onset of dementia to death is 4.1 years for men and 4.6 years for women, with longer survival times in ... -
Urban and rural patterns in adolescent alcohol consumption in Ireland.
(National Institute of Health Sciences, 2008-09)Excessive alcohol consumption remains a substantial public health concern in Ireland. in the 2006 Irish HBSC survey, about half of students aged 15-17 reported that they were current drinkers and just over a third that ...