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PILOT PRIMARY HEALTHCARE SERVICE FOR MARGINALISED GROUPS IN LIMERICK CITY CELEBRATES ONE YEAR IN OPERATION WITH OVER 500 CONSULTATIONS COMPLETED A pilot primary healthcare clinic for marginalised groups that opened in April 2014 in Limerick city has marked its first year in operation with a visit from the Minister for Education and Skills Jan O’Sullivan […]

‘Have the superbugs won or can we still preserve antibiotics for the next generation?’ The rapid development of more and more effective antibiotics combined with their misuse has led the human body to become resistant to antibiotics. The overuse of such drugs means that bacteria can figure out how to protect themselves from antibiotics, which […]

Seven researchers at Trinity College Dublin have been awarded EU European Research Council (ERC) prestigious grants worth more than €12 million for excellence in research, the highest number of ERC grants awarded to any higher education institution in Ireland. The ERC forms part of the EU Research and Innovation programme Horizon 2020. Out of a […]

A study undertaken by researchers at the University of Limerick has identified four distinct sleep profiles in 9-month old infants in Ireland indicating that mothers of infants in the poorer sleep profiles are more likely to report higher levels of stress and depression and poorer physical health. In data generated from the Growing Up in Ireland study, a […]

The molecule ‘blocks’ a key biological driver of inflammatory diseases. This discovery could inspire non-invasive treatments for a variety of inflammatory diseases, such as arthritis, multiple sclerosis, motor neuron disease, and Muckle-Wells syndrome. Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have uncovered a marvel molecule that blocks a key driver of inflammatory diseases. The finding could meet […]

Neuroscientists from RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland) have made a breakthrough in understanding what controls gene activity in epilepsy, a disease associated with excessive electrical activity in the brain that gives rise to seizures. The findings may also help explain why epileptic states can be so persistent. The research will be published in […]

ERC Research Professor in Trinity College Dublin’s Schools of Chemistry and Physics, and principal investigator at AMBER, Valeria Nicolosi, has won a “Proof of Concept” grant from the European Research Council. The €150,000 award is provided to help her bridge the gap between frontier nanotech research and the development of related, commercial applications. Professor Nicolosi […]