The health and wellbeing of our global community has never been more critical. We are developing strategies for more person-centred and integrated healthcare, working to support our ageing society and innovating across materials science and digital technology for health.
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Research Strategy
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Back pain: Treating the human - not the scan
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Nurturing Research Talent
Food production process to help reduce heart disease
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Researchers at UL have developed a new step-by-step guide to designing functional foods, which are foods that not only provide nutrition but can also positively affect bodily functions and so act like medicine.
New data and digital health research programme to tackle ‘future cancer epidemic’
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A cross-border research programme using data and digital health skills at University of Limerick and Queen’s University Belfast is aiming to tackle a ‘future cancer epidemic’.
Variety of opinions are crucial for ‘fostering trust’ in vaccination
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Groundbreaking UL research analysing global vaccine hesitancy has revealed that expressions of doubt are essential for promoting trust in vaccines.