The action of cells that spark inflammation causes a ‘re-wiring’ of their mitochondria, which amplifies the inflammation response Targeting the cells responsible for the initial spark may keep the process under control and offer new treatment options for a host or inflammatory diseases Scientists have made a major breakthrough in understanding the workings of […]
Irish Health Minister Simon Harris has launched Health Innovation Hub Ireland (HIHI), Ireland’s first national hub to directly improve treatment and care for patients. The Minister announced Government funding, through the Department of Health and the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation in conjunction with Enterprise Ireland of €5 million for the establishment of Health Innovation […]
New insight into the function of a gene important in the suppression of cancer is published today. Researchers at the National University of Ireland Galway have shown that the TP53 gene has even greater anti-cancer activity than previously thought. Professor Noel Lowndes is head of the Centre for Chromosome Biology at the National University of […]
The 19,985 people that work, live and study on campus are the primary focus of a new documentary ‘Inside Trinity’. The four part series is a vibrant and breathing portrait of their lives – capturing the depth and breadth of human and educational experiences that happen within Trinity’s campus, extending from Front Arch on College Green […]
New research involving a team of Irish, American and Canadian researchers reveals that the immune system could be responsible for as much as 40% of our body’s ability to regulate weight. UCD Clinical Professor, Prof Donal O’ Shea, Consultant Endocrinologist at St Vincent’s University Hospital and a Fellow in UCD Conway Institute is one of […]
Chemists at Trinity College Dublin created a 3D bone-scanning technique that does not expose patients to radiation. The team attached a luminescent tag to tiny, gold structures called nanoagents. The particles seek out micro-cracks in bones and adhere to the calcium-rich surface. Using magnetic resonance imaging, the luminescent molecules light up and produce a 3D, […]
RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland) has developed the world’s first fully interactive virtual reality medical training simulator, allowing users simulate emergency room management of a patient following a road traffic accident. The RCSI VR Medical Training Sim app puts medical professionals and trainees in the shoes of the Emergency Department trauma team leader […]
University College Cork has been included in Reuters’ first-ever ranking of Europe’s ‘Top 100’ innovative universities. UCC, Trinity College and UCD are part of Europe’s elite academic institutions for “doing the most to advance science, inventing new technologies, and helping drive the global economy,” it reported. “Nearly all of them emphasize practical research and applied […]
Researchers at RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland) have developed a new generation of bioactive scaffolds that is capable of enhancing bone regeneration in a laboratory setting. The study found that these scaffolds are able to increase the bone repair capacity of stem cells by delivering molecules known as microRNAs (micro-ribonucleic acids). This technology […]
Trinity College Dublin, The National Centre for Cochlear Implants at Beaumont Hospital and IBM have launched a research project using cognitive computing to help predict speech perception in children with cochlear implants. It will improve device tuning and speed, but most critically it will improve overall patient outcomes in children with severe to profound hearing […]
Research from paediatricians in University College Cork’s School of Medicine has revealed that a weakness of a newborn infant’s skin barrier can help predict which child will develop food allergies, and could in the future be used to intervene to prevent both food allergy and other allergic conditions such as asthma during the course of […]
Guidelines on the assessment and management of the palliative care needs of Parkinson’s disease launched Guidelines on the assessment and management of the palliative care needs of Parkinson’s disease and Parkinsonian syndromes, was launched in University College Cork’s College of Medicine and Health on the 26th of April. April is world Parkinson’s Awareness month, and […]
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