By Guest Author
02 July 2020
Lisa Corrigan, an HRB funded SPHeRE PhD scholar in Trinity College Dublin, is completing research into the effectiveness of pregnancy yoga for maternal health and birth outcomes. Using her own experience as a mother and as a practising yogi, she and a team of researchers from University of Dublin, Ireland, sought to guide the development of pregnancy yoga programmes to optimise and ensure the safety of mother and baby.
By Guest Author
04 June 2020
Here are two Q&As with authors about their timely articles looking at the experiences of vulnerable populations and the changes that need to be made to healthcare to help these groups during the crisis and after.
By Guest Author
07 May 2020
The HRB have created a new Coronavirus collection on their publishing platform. This provides a venue for rapid dissemination of the latest COVID-19 research, by HRB funded researchers and will house research produced from Ireland’s Rapid Response Research and Innovation funding programme.
By Guest Author
30 March 2020
A group of clinicians and academics came together with a commitment to working on and improving Inclusion Health. Julie Broderick and Clíona Ní Cheallaigh tell us more about this unique initiative as they go into detail about the steps they and their team are taking to update the undergraduate curriculum, so that it addresses the complex societal challenges in health education.
By Jack Nash
28 February 2020
Look how we’ve grown! For our 2nd birthday, we’re sharing our highlights and thinking about how the community are moving with the times and choosing to publish openly.
By Guest Author
17 February 2020
Ekaterina Loskutova & James Loughman, Technological University Dublin, Ireland, discuss their research on lutein & zeaxanthin, & the possible influence these carotenoids have on children’s brain development.
By Jack Nash
17 December 2019
As the year draws to a close, Charlie Vickers, Senior Editorial Assistant, shares noteworthy moments from 2019. We would also like to take this opportunity to thank all our authors and reviewers who have contributed to HRB Open Research’s success. We wish you all the best for the holiday season and a Happy New Year! So, without further ado, here are the year’s highlights.
By Guest Author
12 November 2019
Irish research is making an important contribution nationally and internationally in maternal and child health. In this Q&A with the collection advisor, Marita Hennessy, NUI Galway, she explains why the ‘Maternal and Child Health’ collection was created and the benefit of bringing together research from a range of disciplines to improve maternal and child health.
