Health advice you can relate toThe Minimed lecture series aims to ‘separate the wheat from the chaff’ for non-medical peopleTue Jan 26 2010 - 00:00
Health advice you can relate toThe Minimed lecture series aims to ‘separate the wheat from the chaff’ for non-medical peopleTue Jan 26 2010 - 00:00
Babies bask in spotlight over rarity of conditionConjoined twins are extremely rare, thought to occur in one in about 200,000 live birthsTue Jan 26 2010 - 00:00
Babies bask in spotlight over rarity of conditionConjoined twins are extremely rare, thought to occur in one in about 200,000 live birthsTue Jan 26 2010 - 00:00
Approach may help curtail spread of cancerNEW RESEARCH claims breast cancer patients benefit from a minimally invasive procedure to curtail the spread of cancer after …Tue Jan 19 2010 - 00:00
Approach may help curtail spread of cancerNEW RESEARCH claims breast cancer patients benefit from a minimally invasive procedure to curtail the spread of cancer after …Tue Jan 19 2010 - 00:00
Medical first as patient treated remotelyA STROKE patient received urgent and potentially life-saving treatment in Mullingar on Sunday after a consultant at another hospital…Tue Jan 19 2010 - 00:00
Medical first as patient treated remotelyA STROKE patient received urgent and potentially life-saving treatment in Mullingar on Sunday after a consultant at another hospital…Tue Jan 19 2010 - 00:00
Trials on cheap heart 'polypill' to beginA CHEAP “polypill” that combines several heart medications is due to start trials in Ireland later this year.Tue Jan 12 2010 - 00:00
Trials on cheap heart 'polypill' to beginA CHEAP “polypill” that combines several heart medications is due to start trials in Ireland later this year.Tue Jan 12 2010 - 00:00
Study shows smoking increases risk of age-related eye diseaseIT’S NEVER too late to ditch cigarettes: giving up smoking, even in older age, could help protect your eyesight, according to…Tue Jan 05 2010 - 00:00
Study shows smoking increases risk of age-related eye diseaseIT’S NEVER too late to ditch cigarettes: giving up smoking, even in older age, could help protect your eyesight, according to…Tue Jan 05 2010 - 00:00
CF patients face higher risk of liver diseasePEOPLE WITH cystic fibrosis are five times more likely to develop liver disease if they carry an additional genetic risk factor…Tue Dec 29 2009 - 00:00
Disinfectant could increase antibiotic resistance of bugUSING A PARTICULAR disinfectant could render a potentially dangerous hospital bug more resistant to both the disinfectant itself…Tue Dec 29 2009 - 00:00
Tackling a tiny terror of the seaA UCD team has had some promising results in the search for a vaccine against sea louse, a parasite that has plagued Irish salmon…Thu Dec 17 2009 - 00:00
Seizing the chance to improve babies' healthA research group at Cork University Maternity Hospital is developing and testing an EEG-based system to monitor high-risk babies…Tue Dec 08 2009 - 00:00
Elderly urged to be aware of the signs of depressionDEPRESSION IS not an inevitable part of ageing, but older people and their friends and families are being urged to be aware of…Tue Dec 01 2009 - 00:00
Ready for your universal flu jab?WOULDN’T IT be great if there was a single vaccine to cover all flu strains? Imagine the potentialThu Nov 19 2009 - 00:00
Make a speedy recovery by choosing a quiet room with a view in hospitalIF YOU are ever a patient in hospital, be sure to get a quiet room with a view of nature out the window – it could speed you …Tue Nov 17 2009 - 00:00
It's all win-win with 'green' innovationsBUGS THAT eat waste plastic and turn it into a more useful material; other bugs that remove excess phosphorous from water; sensors…Fri Nov 06 2009 - 00:00
Pregnancy alert for diabeticsWOMEN WITH type I diabetes should avoid pregnancy until their sugar levels are under controlTue Oct 27 2009 - 00:00
Genetic imprints may save our floraResearchers at the National Botanic Gardens are looking into the genetic fingerprints of plants to protect threatened Irish species…Thu Oct 22 2009 - 01:00
Children can benefit from lower emissionsA GROUNDBREAKING new study on the health impacts of central London’s recent initiatives to reduce traffic pollution could put…Tue Oct 13 2009 - 01:00
Innovation Dublin festivalA WEEK-long festival of innovation that offers more than 200 free events around Dublin aims to show that the city is open for…Fri Oct 09 2009 - 01:00
Have a heart - on your phone in 3DTECH-SAVVY students and doctors no longer wear their hearts on their sleeves it seems, but on their phones instead.Tue Oct 06 2009 - 01:00
Get down to the what and why of itHIDDEN GEMS: ‘LET’S GO find out about science today!” It’s hardly a battle cry to rally instant enthusiasm among the younger…Sat Oct 03 2009 - 01:00
The New ScientistBIOTECH AND BUSINESS: Irish researchers are being encouraged to link with big business, but what are the risks and how can it…Fri Oct 02 2009 - 01:00
Knowledge Is PowerINTERVIEW - José Manuel Silva Rodríguez Ireland must keep research high on the agenda to remain competitive, according to the…Fri Oct 02 2009 - 01:00
Obesity battle 'starts in the womb'PREVENTION OF obesity needs to start as early as when a child is in the womb, a leading specialist has said.Tue Sept 29 2009 - 01:00
Fears for tobacco control strategyA LEADING physician has sharply criticised the Government over its work in disease prevention and accused it of abandoning key…Tue Sept 22 2009 - 01:00
Promoting integrity in science researchIreland needs more uniform guidelines and education to help prevent scientific misconductFri Sept 18 2009 - 01:00
Atom hopes to run rings around online search rivalsIF YOU have ever mined into a website looking for information, only to find yourself wandering around lost and wondering how …Fri Sept 11 2009 - 01:00
Body clocks could keep time on healthTUNING IN to your body’s inner clocks could keep your health ticking over, according to US-based scientist and physician Prof…Tue Sept 08 2009 - 01:00
Gut FeelingMany illnesses are linked by one common factor - the immune system - so increasing our knowledge of how it works will have wide…Fri Sept 04 2009 - 01:00
Medicine: Internal inspectorsA SWALLOWABLE capsule to detect gut disease from the inside could be on the menu soon, thanks to research at the Tyndall National…Fri Sept 04 2009 - 01:00
