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UL Study Finds Irish Mothers Struggle To Recognise Overweight Or Obesity In Their Children

Posted: 1st January 2015 Author: Vi Doan

A University of Limerick study has found that mothers of overweight and obese children struggle to recognize their child as overweight or obese. The study reported on 7,655 mothers and their nine year old children using data from the national longitudinal study of children, Growing Up in Ireland. Study co-author, Professor Ailish Hannigan, highlighted that […]

No changes in mortality rates after trainee hours reform

Posted: 30th December 2014 Author: Vi Doan

An examination of the effect of resident duty hour reforms in 2011 finds no significant change in mortality or readmission rates for hospitalised patients or outcomes for general surgery patients, according to two studies in the December 10 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on medical education. In 2011, the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical […]

Trinity Students Win Undergraduate Awards Gold Medals

Posted: 23rd December 2014 Author: Vi Doan

Seven Trinity College Dublin students were awarded George Berkeley Gold Medals for their leading-edge research and course work at the recent Undergraduate Awards(UA) ceremony. One Hundred and twenty winners and highly commended students from around the world, representing 50 universities, attended the presentation ceremony which was held in Dublin’s Christ Church Cathedral during the UA […]

RCSI Bahrain Receives Irish Medical Council Accreditation

Posted: 22nd December 2014 Author: Vi Doan

Accreditation is clear approval of the quality of the University’s Medical Programme The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland – Bahrain (RCSI Bahrain) has received accreditation from the Irish Medical Council. It follows an inspection visit by a delegation from the Irish Medical Council to RCSI Bahrain and its affiliated teaching hospitals in October. The […]

Malaria vaccine tested at RCSI proves successful in first human trial

Posted: 19th December 2014 Author: Vi Doan

Two new malaria vaccines which have undergone a clinical trial in humans, carried out by researchers at RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland) in Dublin, have been proven to be well tolerated and produce a strong immune response. The results of the clinical trial are published in the current issue of the journal PLOS […]

US Ambassador to Ireland visits UL

Posted: 18th December 2014 Author: Vi Doan

US Ambassador to Ireland, Kevin O’Malley and Professor Don Barry, UL President at the Irish World Academy of Music and Dance The University of Limerick welcomed newly appointed US Ambassador to Ireland, Kevin O’Malley and his wife Dena. The Ambassador and Mrs O’Malley were greeted by Professor Don Barry, UL President and enjoyed a visit […]

Trinity Dental School Researchers Achieve Major Breakthrough in Fungal Pathogenesis

Posted: 15th December 2014 Author: Vi Doan

Researchers in the School of Dental Science have identified a group of novel regulatory genes that control virulence in certain infectious organisms. Candida species are a group of yeasts that are increasingly associated with life threatening infections in immunocompromised patients, as well as common oral and vaginal thrush. Researchers in the School of Dental Science, […]

Minister for Health Leo Varadkar visits the Alpha One Foundation Ireland to highlight rarely diagnosed condition that causes COPD

Posted: 12th December 2014 Author: Vi Doan

Minister for Health Leo Varadkar visited the Alpha One Foundation, based in the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland Smurfit Building at Beaumont Hospital today to learn about Alpha-1, a genetic condition that causes lung and liver disease. Minister Varadkar met staff of the Alpha One Foundation during his visit and also spoke to Mrs. […]

UCC neuroscientists identify a mechanism that promotes resilience to stress

Posted: 11th December 2014 Author: Vi Doan

Why on the rollercoaster of life are some people more resilient to the negative effects of stress than others? Now University College Cork neuroscientists show that certain receptors in the brain play an important role in determining how we respond to different types of stress. Their research is being published today in the prestigious international […]

UCC students are the bees’ knees

Posted: 8th December 2014 Author: Vi Doan

A project using smart technology to help the plight of the humble honey bee has won a global competition for UCC students against challengers from MIT/Boston University (2nd) and TU Delft (3rd). The UCC students created an energy-neutral smart beehive for the IEEE /IBM Smarter Planet Challenge 2014. The competition organisers asked students worldwide […]

‘The Science Squad’ to sign off series by honing in on RCSI research into lung disease

Posted: 5th December 2014 Author: Vi Doan

This third series of RTE’s The Science Squad concludes this evening on RTE One from 8.30pm. This final episode is the third in the series to feature research from RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland). The work of Professor Gerry McElvaney (Department of Medicine) and his team into chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) will […]

UCD – Growing Research Programmes with Movember

Posted: 24th November 2014 Author: Vi Doan

In UCD Conway Institute, the Pennington and Watson groups have whole-heartedly embraced the challenge of growing and customising their facial hair for this great cause. The day job for each of the team members involves investigating the intricate workings of the disease and finding better tools for clinicians to diagnose prostate cancer earlier and improve […]

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