Kildare Focus 08.04.22

Kildare Focus

Friday, 8 April 2022 - 32 minutes

Dr. Andrew Hogan
Professor in Immunology & group leader of the Obesity Immunology Group, Maynooth University
• Research identifies disruptive cell linked to insulin resistance and childhood pre-diabetes

Professor Colette Kelly
Health Promotion Research Centre, NUI Galway
Co-Principal Investigator of the Health Behaviour in School-aged Children (HBSC) study
• Research shows an 85% drop in the proportion of Irish adolescents consuming sugary soft drinks on a daily basis

Johann Callaghan
Sleep Expert
• Is insomnia a feminist issue?

Stephen Cousins
National Donor Services Manager, Irish Blood Transfusion Service
• Donations urgently required - all blood type stocks low