AIDS worker questions figures and treatment being offeredBucharest has an estimated 30,000 heroin users, yet official figures suggest that only four drug abusers in all of Romania have…Tue Feb 24 2004 - 00:00
Making a new hip last longerA Cork engineering student is helping surgeons improve the success of artificial hip joint operations, writes Dick AhlstromThu Feb 19 2004 - 00:00
US expert warns electronic voting cannot be trustedA leading US computer expert has warned that the Government's new €45 million electronic voting system cannot be trusted as there…Mon Feb 16 2004 - 00:00
Take a careful peek at that wolf of yoursMind that little Pekingese at your feet. It has a bit of wolf in itSat Feb 14 2004 - 00:00
Study tells of growing threat to coral reefsA quarter of the world's coral reefs have been lost to climate change and to human activitySat Feb 14 2004 - 00:00
Cloning advances bring hope of curing diseasesMajor advances in the treatment of incurable diseases could arise from new techniques used to clone human embryosFri Feb 13 2004 - 00:00
Dwindling energy reserves mean dwindling fertilitySEATTLE: As the world begins to run out of oil and reserves dwindle, so too are we likely to run out of childrenFri Feb 13 2004 - 00:00
Roll up for an improbable travelling showThe irreverent IgNobel awards, which go to 'science that makes you laugh and then think', are coming to Dublin next month for…Thu Feb 12 2004 - 00:00
DNA is new god of small thingsResearchers are using strands of DNA to build structures - pyramids, cubes and octahedrons - 2,000 times smaller than the width…Thu Feb 12 2004 - 00:00
Light exercise cuts down hospital riskRisk avoidance: Patients with chronic heart failure should not exercise because it is risky. WrongTue Feb 03 2004 - 00:00
Searching for a vaccine to combat rise of HIVAIDS policy: There is no doubt a vaccine will be developed against the AIDS virus HIV, according to the head of an international…Tue Feb 03 2004 - 00:00
Hear the Nobel laureate who mapped human DNAThe Nobel laureate responsible for sequencing a full third of the human genome comes to Dublin next month to deliver a free public…Thu Jan 29 2004 - 00:00
Water eases pain for first-time mothersFirst-time mothers making slow progress with labour reported "significantly" less pain when immersed in water, according to a…Tue Jan 27 2004 - 00:00
Insoluble numbers add up for Dublin winnerAn astonishing piece of mathematical detective work has captured first prize in the 40th annual Esat BT Young Scientist and Technology…Sat Jan 10 2004 - 00:00
President's visit takes in primary schools' fairThe President, Mrs McAleese, visited the Young Scientist exhibition yesterday, praising the hard work and dedication shown by…Fri Jan 09 2004 - 00:00
Students' research backs smoking banThe Minister for Health should be pleased with research findings on environmental tobacco smoke prepared by three fifth-year …Fri Jan 09 2004 - 00:00
Dublin students make gerbils their pet project"How does your gerbil grow?" could have been the title for a project prepared by two second-year students from St Declan's College…Thu Jan 08 2004 - 00:00
Robot and dancing skeletons herald start of science exhibitionThe Taoiseach, a humanoid robot, dancing skeletons and Mickey Joe Harte marked the official opening of the annual Esat BT Young…Thu Jan 08 2004 - 00:00
Teenager builds an automaton that can detect landminesWhen it comes to robots it is difficult to beat Vincent GraceThu Jan 08 2004 - 00:00
It's robot vs Taoiseach at young scientist exhibitionA walking, talking robot will battle the Taoiseach for top billing this afternoon at the official opening of the Esat BT Young…Wed Jan 07 2004 - 00:00
'Beagle' to make Christmas Day landing in search for life on MarsSanta isn't the only one scheduled to land tonightWed Dec 24 2003 - 00:00
Medical device makers seek tax relief for current R&DHigher tax credits for research expenditure, additional resources for the Irish Medicines Board (IMB) and a stronger Government…Fri Dec 19 2003 - 00:00
Science centre to be key elementA striking glass-sided science centre forms a key element of the Heuston Gate developmentFri Dec 19 2003 - 00:00
Scientists' search for a better MMR jabA Trinity-based virologist has received substantial new research fundingto develop a measles, mumps and rubella vaccine with …Thu Dec 18 2003 - 00:00
Employers face action over radonIrish employers in the south and west may face legal action after failing to carry out tests for the radioactive gas radonFri Dec 12 2003 - 00:00
EU stay on GM foods to be liftedIreland will be forced to accept genetically modified (GM) crops and foods after new EU regulations come into effect early next…Fri Dec 05 2003 - 00:00
Embryonic stem-cell research: what is it?The Government has remained strongly in favour of proposals put before yesterday's council of ministers meeting in Brussels.Thu Dec 04 2003 - 00:00
Human activity 'causing global warming'Ancient Antarctic ice holds the proof that human activity is causing global warming.Thu Nov 27 2003 - 00:00
Embryonic stem-cell research: what is it?As an embryo grows it has to be able to produce a wide range of cell types, from brain and skin cells to liver and kidney cells…Wed Nov 26 2003 - 00:00
Doctor awarded for schizophrenia reportA report that described efforts to find new treatments for schizophrenia has taken first prize in the annual 2003 Royal Irish…Fri Nov 21 2003 - 00:00
Renewed spending on research is welcomedScience: The Government has signalled its commitment to scientific research with substantial increases in investment planned…Fri Nov 14 2003 - 00:00
Chilly reaction to new ventilation systemAn Irish engineering firm has come up with a new ventilation system that it claims would allow smoking rooms in pubs.Wed Nov 05 2003 - 00:00
Row over stem cell research fundingA row is once again brewing over the issue of EU funding for embryonic stem cell researchWed Nov 05 2003 - 00:00
EU study rejects pub ventilation on dangers of smokingNew EU-funded research shows that even very powerful ventilation systems cannot clear pub air of harmful substances from tobacco…Mon Nov 03 2003 - 00:00
Irish expert monitoring in-flight radiationAn astrophysicist with the Dublin Institute for Advanced Studies plays an international role in assessing radiation risks to …Thu Oct 23 2003 - 01:00
Commissioner says our presidency could be turning point for scienceEUROPE: The EU Commissioner for Research has said Ireland's EU presidency - from January to June next year - is a chance to …Thu Oct 23 2003 - 01:00
Digital technology developments recognisedA Belfast scientist who has developed a range of technologies,including the technology to provide the special effects seen in…Mon Oct 13 2003 - 01:00
Cost of BSE epidemic put at Eur92bnThe long-term cost of Europe's BSE crisis could reach €92 billion according to research headed by an Irish scientist.Fri Oct 03 2003 - 01:00
Science funding worth €12m awardedScientists in Dublin, Cork and Limerick are to share substantial research funding worth €12 million awarded by Science Foundation…Mon Sept 29 2003 - 01:00
Huge hole in ozone layerENVIRONMENT: The ozone hole that forms each September over the Antarctic has reached its biggest extent for this year, equalling…Sat Sept 27 2003 - 01:00
EU report rejects vintners' ventilation claimIncreased ventilation will do little to clear harmful tobacco smoke from pubs and restaurants, according to a major new EU-funded…Mon Sept 22 2003 - 01:00
Smart homes run on solar power and body warmthImagine a four-bedroom home that makes its own electricity, provides its own water and sewerage services and doesn't even need…Fri Sept 12 2003 - 01:00
A lot of pain is only in your head, study saysThere is no pain as bad as your own pain but new research has shown that a large part of the experience is psychologicalWed Sept 10 2003 - 01:00
Fuel of the future may come from pond algaeThink twice before you fill in that back garden water feature, pond slime could become the fuel of the futureTue Sept 09 2003 - 01:00
Novel vaccine could prevent MS, diabetes and arthritisArthritis, diabetes and multiple sclerosis may soon be prevented with the use of a novel vaccine.Tue Sept 09 2003 - 01:00
Salt tax called for to reduce intake in foodThe Government should introduce a "salt tax" to help reduce salt intake in snack and processed foods, according to a public-health…Thu Aug 28 2003 - 01:00
Mars makes closest pass by EarthThe closest Mars-Earth fly-by in 60,000 years is over and we are now pulling away from the Red Planet at about 1,000 miles per…Thu Aug 28 2003 - 01:00
Underfunded scientists in search of a financial formulaWith scientific research under threat from cutbacks, the science community is urging the Government to set up a trust fund and…Thu Aug 28 2003 - 01:00
Columbia report says crew might have been savedCOLUMBIA CRASH: It might have been possible to rescue the seven astronauts who died last February in the Columbia space shuttle…Wed Aug 27 2003 - 01:00
Universal DNA fingerprinting would 'enhance' justiceHolding a DNA fingerprint of everyone in the State would enhance, not diminish, civil liberties and would improve the quality…Wed Aug 13 2003 - 01:00
