A new study published by the Health Promotion Research Centre, NUI Galway which notes the link between sugary drink consumption, tooth decay and obesity has just been published. It examines 16-year trends in sugary drink consumption between 2002 and 2018 among European teenagers (11 – 15 years old). Results from the World Health Organization surveys […]
Helen McEntee TD, Minister for Justice, and Simon Harris TD, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, have launched an online learning hub on consent for the third level sector. The online consent hub draws extensively on the work of the pioneering Active* Consent research team at NUI Galway. It provides, for […]
Galway based medtech startup company XTremedy Medical has been named one of the most exciting new innovators to watch in Ireland. Xtremedy Medical took home the ‘One to Watch’ Award at Enterprise Ireland’s Big Ideas 2021 showcase, fending off eleven other competitors in cutting edge fields. The Big Ideas showcase saw investor-ready start-up companies to […]
Scientists have found new relationships between oceanic squid using DNA analysis, helping us better understand how these creatures evolved. Using a technique known as genome skimming, researchers at NUI Galway’s Ryan Institute were able to reveal full DNA sequences of different groups of squid based on tissue samples collected from ocean cruises and commercial trawlers.