Dutch unions demand €150m fund to help sufferers of long Covid
Opening shots in row that’s gaining traction across Europe
How Covid affects your brain in the long term
The lasting impact on the millions who have had the disease is still being assessed
Covid-stopping nasal spray: The silver bullet we’ve been waiting for?
With the virus rampant despite jabs, trials are underway to create intranasal vaccines
Award-winning Irish start-up Go Eve seeks to revolutionise EV charging points
‘Dock Chain’ system allows multiple parking spaces to be charged from one power source
Russian attack on Ukrainian nuclear power facility alarms experts
While Russian forces are in control of the Zaporizhzhia facility, its Ukrainian staff continue to run the plant
Major experiment moves fusion energy ‘huge’ step closer with record results
Power source can be safe and sustainable part of world’s future energy supply, scientists say
‘Human challenge’ Covid trial gives new insight into virus
Open Orphan test shows shorter incubation period, effectiveness of lateral flow tests
Data reassuring on menstrual changes after Covid-19 vaccine, researchers find
Evidence suggests any alterations to women’s cycles ‘short-lived and small’
Pandemic handling review team to include Swedish critic of lockdowns
Donnelly names 13 members of Public Health Reform Expert Advisory Group
‘But I just had Covid’ – Why Omicron is driving up reinfection rate
Likelihood of reinfection has increased with the latest variant of concern, says Dr Gerald Barry
Experts on Omicron severity: positive signs or still too early to say?
Early overseas evidence shows variant is not causing same level of severe disease
Q&A: What’s the story with Omicron and waning immunity?
Vaccines and previous infection with Covid-19 are no guarantee against reinfection
Johnson rules out further Covid restrictions in England before Christmas
PM ‘ready to take action’ if situation deteriorates as ministers await data on Omicron
Covid booster shots up to 75% effective against Omicron, UK study finds
Omicron expected to overtake the dominant Delta variant in the UK ‘by mid-December’
The Love Makers by Aifric Campbell: Ethical quandaries of a sex robot
Unique novel of big ideas considers advances in technology and where they might take us
The long and short of it – ‘Long-Covid’ is not unique in viral illnesses
Immunologists don’t know for sure why SARS-CoV-2 causes extended ill health
Solution to global electricity demand could be right above our heads
New research analyses the role of rooftop solar PV technology in generating power
Four in 10 new Covid-19 cases are among vaccinated people, data shows
Of 474 deaths from virus between April and October, 44% were fully vaccinated
Jabs do not reduce risk of passing Covid within households, study suggests
Research reveals fully vaccinated people are just as likely to pass virus on to those they share a home with
How groupthink in its Covid response led the UK to disaster
The Johnson government’s approach meant a killer disease was allowed to run rampant
The Irish Times view on Covid-19 in Ireland: understanding a worrying trend
The key question is why the Republic, despite having one of the highest vaccination rates in Europe, also has one of the highest incidence levels
Covid booster shots important to prevent infection, new research finds
Protection against infection wanes several months after full vaccination, study shows
First female senior professor appointed at Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies
Caitriona Jackman to lead research on magnetic bubbles surrounding magnetised planets
Cutting methane emissions most impactful way to limit climate change
New report confirms methane responsible for 30% of global temperature rise to date
Rooftop solar energy ‘can provide major portion of global electricity needs’
UCC researchers point to improved deployment capability and reduced costs
Irish-led start-up with tech to break down plastics secures near $100m deal
Niall Dunne’s Polymateria seeking a £200m valuation
AstraZeneca invests in Imperial’s self-amplifying RNA technology
Company is looking at potential of technology beyond the coronavirus pandemic
UN hosts online ‘celebration’ to mark end of leaded petrol
Organisation predicts ban will prevent 1.2m deaths per year and save $2.45tn
It’s hot outside. Does warm weather mean you’re less likely to catch Covid?
Meeting outdoors helps minimise infection risks, but heat has a negligible effect on the virus
Open Orphan pharmaceutical company expands Covid-19 trial
Challenge study is providing valuable insight into biology of the virus, firm says
More than a third of coronavirus patients in England experienced long Covid, study shows
Findings come as government decides to allow officials to enter country for Euro 2020 games
Johnson considers diluting reopening amid risk of ‘substantial third wave’ of Covid
‘Mix-and-match’ approach likely for England on June 21st as 7,540 new UK cases reported
Cutting methane levels will quickly reduce rate of global warming – UN report
Report highlights benefits to public health and food production from cutting emissions
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