Over-60s should get booster shot of mRNA vaccines, says Luke O’Neill

Vaccinating children against Covid-19 unethical given global inequality, says academic

Reopening plan is ‘work in progress’ with risk from Indian variant - Luke O’Neill

Immunology professor sees reopening as ‘sensible’ but ‘close eye’ needed on more infectious strain

Is Government at risk of ‘losing the room’ in Covid-19 fight?

Experts say State must balance restrictions with rewards to maintain public buy-in

Luke O’Neill: Scientists have delivered against Covid-19. Now the politicians need to

‘When lockdown ends we have a chance to show we’ve learned from our experience’

Covidius horribilis: Business winners and losers of 2020

Coronavirus meant the end for many firms, while others adapted and prospered

Irish biotech Inflazome in €40m fundraising

Inflazome in one of the largest European biotech fundraisings this year as it targets range of serious inflammatory diseases

Long life or good health? Scientists are working on both

Research on cell upgrades and 3D printed tissues means more people may live to 120

Taking a scissors to our DNA: the gene-editing technology set to revolutionise the fight against disease

‘The dream is that all these genetic defects will ultimately be corrected one day’

Remembering the dark history of our hospitals to plan for a better future

We should avoid self-congratulation and reflect as to whether we give due recognition to our own conflicts of interest

Sixty years of DNA: ‘It changed our understanding of life’

On April 25th, 1953, James Watson and Francis Crick published one of the greatest biological discoveries of our time. It was so profound that, from solving crimes and finding horse meat in burgers to creating designer babies, we still benefit from – and grapple with – new consequences

Drug holds promise as treatment for blood poisoning

Epilepsy drug may also have use in diabetes

New medical fitness-to-drive guidelines should make our roads safer