• Placental growth factor; potential for its use in twin pregnancy and evaluation of its benefit in singletons with suspected preterm pre-eclampsia 

  Hayes-Ryan, Deirdre (University College Cork, 2020)

  Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy are common and may result in increased maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality. Twin pregnancies confer an increased risk of development of a hypertensive disorder of pregnancy. ...
• The development of a molecular biomarker based screening test to predict spontaneous preterm birth in pregnancy 

  Considine, Elizabeth C. (University College Cork, 2020-01-06)

  Background and Aims: This thesis has 2 major aims: 1) to address the issues and pitfalls in the data analysis step in metabolomics biomarker discovery such as poor reporting, lack of appropriate methods and inappropriately ...
• Intentional drug overdose: an examination of demographic, clinical and drug-related factors using national surveillance data 

  Daly, Caroline (University College Cork, 2020-12-01)

  Background: Intentional drug overdose (IDO) is the most common method of hospital-presenting non-fatal self-harm internationally and is a common method of suicide. Those who engage in non-fatal IDO will often repeat self-harm ...
• Adaptation and resilience in families of children with 22q11.2 deletion syndrome: a mixed methods study 

  Caples, Maria (University College Cork, 2019-11-19)

  Background: 22q11.2 deletion syndrome is a rare multisystem genetic disorder with over 200 associated characteristics, occurring in various combinations and severity, with an estimated incidence of 1 in 4,000 live births. ...
• Investigations into the role of microbiota-gut-brain axis on behaviour and physiology in the mouse 

  O'Connor, Rory (University College Cork, 2019-12-16)

  The growing recognition of the influence of the intestinal microbiota over the brain and behaviour has led to a shift in the world of neuroscience. Recent developments in the understanding of the microbiota-gut-brain axis ...

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