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
Handiwork through historySomething as ordinary as pottery can tell us a lot about the past; from tiny shards of clay, archeologists can build a picture…Sat Aug 29 2009 - 01:00
Study says folic acid present without further fortificationNEW FINDINGS indicate that adults and newborns in Ireland have low but persistent levels of folic acid in their blood, even without…Tue Aug 25 2009 - 01:00
New findings could help improve HIV therapiesNEW FINDINGS published this week about HIV’s genetic structure will boost our understanding of the virus and could help improve…Tue Aug 11 2009 - 01:00
'Am I going to be left to die?'Anne MacMahon has a rare blood disorder which requires frequent blood transfusionsTue Aug 11 2009 - 01:00
How the world caught the fluSwine flu is the first flu pandemic of the 21st century, but what do we really know about it? And what is likely to happen next…Sat Aug 01 2009 - 01:00
Study finds cause of rosaceaBACTERIA ARE to blame for the inflammatory skin condition rosacea, according to a study involving Irish scientists.Tue Jul 14 2009 - 01:00
Molecules may hold the key to preventing sepsisKILDARE: THERE'S A LOT to be said for nipping a situation in the bud and that's exactly what a research group at NUI Maynooth…Mon Jul 06 2009 - 01:00
Blisters, wrinkles useful at lastBOSTON: A STICKER PEELING off a window could provide a useful model for fabricating "bendy" electronics, according to research…Mon Jul 06 2009 - 01:00
Trial and ErrorDRUG INNOVATIONS: An Irish scientist has spent a decade developing sensor technology that could save pharmaceutical companies…Mon Jul 06 2009 - 01:00
Centenary of Clare Island survey to be marked by RIACHARLES DARWIN made the Galapagos Islands famous with his observations of flora and fauna, which eventually led to his best known…Thu Jun 25 2009 - 01:00
Call for national plan for rare diseasesIRELAND NEEDS a national plan for dealing with rare diseases that affect about 140,000 people here.Tue Jun 16 2009 - 01:00
It may be small, but nanotechnology is the next big thingIT MAY focus on the very small, but, if we play our cards right, nanotechnology stands to have a large impact on Ireland’s competitiveness…Fri Jun 12 2009 - 01:00
Nanotechnology can add to competitive edgeNANOTECHNOLOGY HAS the potential to sharpen Ireland’s competitiveness in the pharmaceutical and medical device sectors, according…Fri Jun 05 2009 - 01:00
End of male chromosomeTHE MALE sex-determining chromosome is on the way out, according to a genetics expert who will talk on the issue in Dublin tomorrow…Tue May 19 2009 - 01:00
No need for mandatory retirementRETIREMENT age should not be mandatory, according to a US expert on ageing and economics who was in Dublin for the launch of …Tue May 12 2009 - 01:00
Seeing The LightBIOPHOTONICS: On the screen, a giant and glowing alien blob wraps itself around its hapless prey, engulfing it and dumping it…Mon May 11 2009 - 01:00
A Sample NetworkMEDICAL RESEARCH: An innovative Irish scheme has created a link biobank that provides a resource for researchers nationwide …Mon May 11 2009 - 01:00
Concern over malaria trialA TRIAL vaccine against malaria is using weakened parasites from fly spit to build up human resistance to the disease, but experts…Tue Apr 28 2009 - 01:00
Slide kickPATHOLOGY: New software from an Irish firm won't replace the pathologist but it could prove an invaluable tool, providing a …Mon Apr 06 2009 - 01:00
Strong scope for bringing medical devices to marketDUBLIN: DEREK YOUNG has 28 new ideas on his table, each one with the potential to improve the practice of medicine.Mon Apr 06 2009 - 01:00
Absorbable stent requires further trials, says 'Lancet'US: THE BEST helpers are the ones that leave when their work is doneMon Apr 06 2009 - 01:00
With limitless rewardNEW LIFE: Séamus Gleeson moved from a career in the Defence Forces to setting up a charity to support vulnerable childrenTue Mar 31 2009 - 01:00
Surgeons urged to aim for minimal removalREMOVING large margins of surrounding healthy tissue when operating on a breast tumour is not of benefit, according to new analysis…Tue Mar 24 2009 - 00:00
Friends influence body imageFRIENDS AND siblings have a far greater influence on how teenagers perceive their body shape than celebrity magazines, according…Tue Mar 17 2009 - 00:00
An educational experienceNEW LIFE: A childhood accident meant Ricky Walsh’s eyesight deteriorated to blindness, but that hasn’t stopped him from going…Tue Mar 10 2009 - 00:00
Call for action on TV-induced seizuresIRELAND NEEDS official guidelines to regulate light flashes on television that can induce epileptic seizures, according to an…Tue Mar 10 2009 - 00:00
How herb extracts could counter food poisonsNature’s own anti-microbial systems could help consumers avoid food-poisoning from processed foodsThu Mar 05 2009 - 00:00
Ireland's got talentThe move in the 1990s to juggle strategically important research sectors has since resulted in internationally recognised output…Mon Mar 02 2009 - 00:00
