Using platelets as little health sensors in our bloodResearch Lives: Patricia Maguire, Professor of Biomedical Science at University College DublinThu Jun 24 2021 - 01:00
The science behind vaccines and how long to wait before being immune‘Your immune response takes about two to three weeks to produce the antibodies’Thu Jun 24 2021 - 00:00
Linking local changes to global ecosystemsResearch lives: Dr Elvira De Eyto, zoologist, Marine Institute’s Newport research facilityWed Jun 02 2021 - 01:34
Diving into the secret lives of parasitesResearch Lives: Dr Katie O’Dwyer, lecturer in aquatic ecology, Galway-Mayo Institute of TechnologyTue May 18 2021 - 16:08
Engineering the right code for people and healthResearch Lives: Ita Richardson, professor of software engineering at ULThu May 13 2021 - 01:00
Hacking the brain’s ‘software’ for better health and confidenceResearch Lives: Prof Ian Robertson, co-director of the Global Brain Health InstituteThu Apr 29 2021 - 06:00
‘Statistics brings together maths and storytelling’Research Lives: Prof Claire Gormley, UCD school of mathematics and statisticsTue Apr 13 2021 - 14:38
‘Is Muidne ESA’: An Irish launch mission for the European Space AgencyDo you know your satailít and your carr Mhars from your cóiméad or spásfort?Thu Apr 08 2021 - 01:00
Putting the audience first for science communication for all agesPhil Smyth, Science communicator on RTÉ’s Home School HubThu Mar 25 2021 - 01:00
Measuring how plastic packaging disrupts our hormonesResearch Lives: Lisa Connolly, professor in toxin food safety, Queen’s University BelfastThu Mar 11 2021 - 01:58
Could comedy offer a way to communicate science more effectively?Conference to explore adapting science communication to new challengesThu Feb 25 2021 - 06:00
Clotting and Covid-19 – going beyond the lungsResearch Lives: Dr Roger Preston, senior lecturer in vascular biology at Royal College of Surgeons in IrelandThu Feb 11 2021 - 01:00
Do you have 10 minutes to breathe for Covid-19 research?Smartphones could monitor rate and quality of breath in people with Covid or recoveringWed Jan 20 2021 - 09:54
Brain biology points to new treatments for MS and addictionResearch Lives: Prof Keith Murphy, Professor of Neuropharmacology, UCDThu Jan 14 2021 - 06:00
‘When engineers design a product, we need to consider ways it could fail’Research Lives: Bryan Naab, PhD student, I-Form centre for advanced manufacturing, UCDThu Dec 24 2020 - 06:00
‘I knew something was desperately wrong with me because I couldn’t open my eyes’Dr Rosie Magan on how she is returning to work in science after a brain injuryThu Dec 10 2020 - 06:10
Brown dwarf stars: What’s the weather like up there?Research Lives: ‘This kind of astronomy is probably the ultimate in remote working’Thu Nov 26 2020 - 03:00
Irish designer of Oxford vaccine: ‘I’ve never worked so hard in my life’Tess Lambe estimates three billion doses of the Covid-19 jab will be available to distributeMon Nov 23 2020 - 12:57
Covid-19 and carbs: How coronavirus hides and attaches to cellsDr Elisa Fadda, assistant professor, Department of Chemistry, Maynooth UniversityMon Nov 02 2020 - 16:34
Science books to peruse this pandemic winterSonia Shah, Rita Colwell, Luke O’Neill and Fergus Shanahan inform and delightThu Oct 29 2020 - 01:00
Spit not yet polished for coronavirus testingSaliva may prove useful for screening for Covid-19, but it has limitationsThu Oct 22 2020 - 01:30
Digging into heritage for more resilient barleyResearch Lives: Dr Sónia Negrão, assistant professor in plant sciences at UCDThu Oct 22 2020 - 01:00
A scaffold for healingResearch Lives: Prof Fergal O’Brien, RCSI professor of bioengineering and regenerative medicineThu Oct 08 2020 - 01:00
Autism and sleep disruption – a family affairResearch Lives: Dr Lorna Lopez, lecturer in the Department of Biology and Kathleen Lonsdale Institute for Human Health Research, Maynooth UniversityThu Sept 24 2020 - 06:00
Let’s go outside: The why, how and where of getting outdoors, whatever the weather‘If you are exposed to green spaces and nature, your health and brain function benefit’Sat Sept 19 2020 - 06:00
The intense marathon of making a vaccine against Covid-19Research Lives: Dr Teresa (Tess) Lambe, associate professor and investigator at The Jenner Institute, University of OxfordThu Sept 10 2020 - 01:00
Getting to the heart of machine learning and complex humansRESEARCH LIVES: Abeba Birhane, PhD student at UCD’s Complex Software Lab and LeroThu Aug 27 2020 - 06:00
Crystal clear water from the airResearch Lives: Prof Mike Zaworotko, Bernal chair of crystal engineering, University of LimerickThu Aug 13 2020 - 06:00
Speed, success, diplomacy and delivery: the formula for a Covid-19 vaccineNumerous coronavirus vaccines are being developed, but none is assured of successTue Aug 11 2020 - 06:01
Stimulating long-term memory T cells to fight coronavirusT-cells could potentially be used to achieve more sustained immunity against the diseaseThu Jul 30 2020 - 01:00
Bedrest and bears - clues for spaceflight and ageingResearch Lives: PhD researcher John Noone of DCU School of Health and Human Performance and National Institute for Cellular BiologyThu Jul 23 2020 - 01:00
Using mutations to track the pandemic coronavirusResearch Lives: Áine O’Toole, PhD student at University of EdinburghThu Jul 09 2020 - 01:00
A carbohydrate ‘Velcro’ to snare agents of diseaseResearch Lives: Prof Lokesh Joshi, Stokes professor of glycoscience and research VP at NUI GalwayThu Jun 25 2020 - 01:00
A crystal view of molecular clustering by drug compoundsResearch Lives: Shubhangi Kakkar, successful PhD candidate, SFI Research Centre for Pharmaceuticals, Bernal Institute, University of LimerickThu Jun 11 2020 - 01:00
Blood clot clues and the reach of Covid-19The lungs may be the coronavirus gateway, but it can extend much further into the bodyTue Jun 09 2020 - 06:01
How to get one dance step ahead of Covid-19Understanding the biochemical interplay between virus and cell could help identify new ways to tackle coronavirusThu Jun 04 2020 - 01:00
Encouraging health behaviours to tackle the pandemicResearch Lives: Prof Molly Byrne, director of the Health Behaviour Change Research Group NUIG School of PsychologyThu May 28 2020 - 01:01
Got a moment? Help research into life under Covid-19 restrictionsFrom attitudes to eating habits, online surveys are looking for information during lockdownWed May 27 2020 - 12:58
How to get the message across during a pandemicResearch lives: Barbara Gormley, post-graduate researcher at DCU School of CommunicationsThu May 14 2020 - 01:00
Open your windows this weekend - your home needs the airScientists at DCU have identified pollutants in homes due to Covid-19 lockdownSat May 09 2020 - 06:00
Taking the sting out of vaccine deliveryResearch lives: Dr Anne Moore, senior lecturer, UCC School of Biochemistry and Cell BiologyThu Apr 30 2020 - 01:21
Ivermectin emerges as possible treatment option for Covid-19Findings on anti-parasite drug ‘needs perspective’ – Irish Nobel laureateThu Apr 23 2020 - 09:00
Covid-19 response team: Modellers help conquer that steep cases curveAstrophysicist uses his mathmatical models to model numbers and trends from virusFri Apr 17 2020 - 18:40
Antibody testing key to assessing spread of Covid-19 in populationRolling out effective test would give greater certainty about measures to end lockdownMon Apr 13 2020 - 06:00
Putting the new coronavirus firmly in the pictureCreating a visual representation that communicates the precise ‘moment of infection’Thu Apr 09 2020 - 01:00
Coronavirus: What day of the week is it again?Your body clock helps keep you healthy. So how can you wind it during lockdown?Wed Apr 08 2020 - 06:01
Bats, pangolins and viral Lego: curious clues of the new coronavirus‘We need to look at why horseshoe bats don’t get sick from coronavirus’ – Irish scientistTue Apr 07 2020 - 17:23
Coronavirus: ‘Everyone wants to help’ – Irish researchers respond to Covid-19 crisisEfforts include setting up a tracing call centre, donating equipment and linking scientists to areas of needTue Mar 31 2020 - 13:08
Seeing smaller picture with nanoscale technology in vibration-free spaceResearch lives: Maurice Burke, chief technical officer, DCU Nano Research FacilityThu Mar 26 2020 - 06:00
Coronavirus: The Irishman researching how vaccines can be more effective in older peopleResearch Lives: Dr David Dowling, principal investigator, Adjuvant Discovery & Development Lab at Boston Children’s Hospital; instructor in paediatrics, Harvard Medical SchoolFri Mar 20 2020 - 11:31
