Aisling Geraghty

The impact of probiotic supplementation on metabolic health in healthy women of reproductive age: a systematic review.

David F Byrne, Aisling A Geraghty, Cara A Yelverton, Eileen F Murphy, Douwe Van Sinderen, Paul D Cotter, Fionnuala M McAuliffe

Journal article  |  2020  |  Food & Function

Products containing probiotics are targeted at healthy or at-risk individuals as a preventative measure to minimise disease risk. ..

Epigenetic Patterns in Five-Year-Old Children Exposed to a Low Glycemic Index Dietary Intervention during Pregnancy: Results from the ROLO Kids Study

Aisling A Geraghty, Alex Sexton-Oates, Eileen C O'Brien, Richard Saffery, Fionnuala M McAuliffe

Journal article  |  2020  |  Nutrients

A range of in utero and early-life factors can influence offspring epigenetics, particularly DNA methylation patterns. This study ..

Breastfeeding and maternal eating behaviours are associated with child eating behaviours: findings from the ROLO Kids Study

Cara A Yelverton, Aisling A Geraghty, Eileen C O'Brien, Sarah Louise Killeen, Mary K Horan, Jean M Donnelly, Elizabeth Larkin, John Mehegan, Fionnuala M McAuliffe

Journal article  |  2020  |  European Journal of Clinical Nutrition

BACKGROUND: Child eating behaviours can negatively contribute to the development of childhood obesity. This study investigated ass..

Fetal Growth Trajectories and Their Association with Maternal, Cord Blood, and 5-year Child Adipokines

HC Bartels, AA Geraghty, EC O'Brien, A Kranidi, J Mehegan, C Yelverton, CM McDonnell, FM McAuliffe

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Nutrition and Metabolism

Background: The growth of the fetus is a complex process influenced by multiple factors. Studies have highlighted the important ro..

Fetal growth trajectories and their association with maternal and child characteristics

Helena C Bartels, Clare O'Connor, Ricardo Segurado, Olivia Mason, John Mehegan, Aisling A Geraghty, Eileen O'Brien, Jennifer Walsh, Fionnuala McAuliffe

Journal article  |  2020  |  The Journal of Maternal-Fetal & Neonatal Medicine

Background: The growth of the fetus is a complex process, influenced by genetic and environmental factors. Longitudinal patterns o..

Associations of maternal and fetal SCD-1 markers with infant anthropometry and maternal diet: Findings from the ROLO study

Linda Marchioro, Christian Hellmuth, Olaf Uhl, Aisling A Geraghty, Eileen C O'Brien, Mary K Horan, Jean M Donnelly, Franca F Kirchberg, Berthold Koletzko, Fionnuala M McAuliffe

Journal article  |  2020  |  Clinical Nutrition

BACKGROUND: Elevated stearoyl-CoA desaturase 1 (SCD-1) activity showed associations with obesity in cross-sectional studies. In no..

Can a probiotic supplement in pregnancy result in transfer to the neonatal gut: A systematic review

Rebecca L Moore, Aisling A Geraghty, Conor Feehily, Radka Saldova, Eileen F Murphy, Douwe Van Sinderen, Paul D Cotter, Fionnuala M McAuliffe

Journal article  |  2020  |  Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica Scandinavica

INTRODUCTION: The establishment of the neonatal gut microbiome is a crucial step that may have lifelong health implications. We ai..

Association between vitamin D status in early pregnancy and atopy in offspring in a vitamin D deplete cohort

Maeve Smith, Eileen C O'Brien, Goiuri Alberdi, Aisling A Geraghty, Mark Kilbane, Malachi J McKenna, Fionnuala M McAuliffe

Journal article  |  2020  |  Irish Journal of Medical Science

BACKGROUND: Vitamin D status may play a role in the development of atopic diseases due to its action on lung development and immun..

DASH (Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension) dietary pattern and maternal blood pressure in pregnancy

AU Courtney, EC O'Brien, RK Crowley, AA Geraghty, MB Brady, MT Kilbane, PJ Twomey, MJ McKenna, FM McAuliffe

Journal article  |  2020  |  Journal of Human Nutrition and Dietetics

BACKGROUND: High blood pressure (BP) in pregnancy is associated with significant adverse outcomes. In nonpregnant populations, the..

The association between the maternal diet and the maternal and infant gut microbiome: a systematic review.

Siofra E Maher, Eileen C O'Brien, Rebecca L Moore, David F Byrne, Aisling A Geraghty, Radka Saldova, Eileen F Murphy, Douwe Van Sinderen, Paul D Cotter, Fionnuala M McAuliffe

Journal article  |  2020  |  The British Journal of Nutrition: an international journal of nutritional science

During pregnancy, changes occur to influence the maternal gut microbiome, and potentially the fetal microbiome. Diet has been show..