Articles
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Scientists discover the engine that powers cancer-killing NK cells
The engine used by cancer-killing 'Natural Killer' cells is turned on by a protein called Srebp, which can be blocked by certain sterols like cholesterol.
18 Sep 2017
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TCD researcher awarded €3.9 million for extracellular vesicles cancer research
Professor Lorraine O'Driscoll at Trinity’s School of Pharmacy & Pharmaceutical Sciences has been awarded almost €4 million Horizon 2020 funding for a programme entitled ‘Training in Extracellular vesicles for benefit in Health and Disease’.
8 Nov 2017
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Can’t you hear them? The science and significance of hearing voices
A new book on the experience of 'hearing voices', by Trinity College Dublin academic and psychologist, Associate Professor Simon McCarthy Jones explains new ways to think about voice-hearing, and provides access to the state-of-the-art work being done in this field by a collective of scientists, voice-hearers, and voice-hearing scientists.
27 Apr 2017
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International influences on the Irish Free State
The Irish Free State was much more open to international influence than scholarship has traditionally allowed, according to historian Dr Anne Dolan, speaking at the Contemporary Irish History Research Seminar Series this week.
16 Nov 2017
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Launch of New Centre for Ageing and Intellectual Disability
More than 150 people with intellectual disabilities, their families and carers gathered in Trinity for the official opening of the new Trinity Centre for Ageing and Intellectual Disability and to celebrate ten years of their participation in a longitudinal study on ageing for people with intellectual disability.
21 Sep 2017
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New research could pave way for preventative treatment for oesophageal cancer
New research from scientists at Trinity has unlocked a clue into how chronic heartburn damages the oesophagus, potentially paving the way for new treatments.
24 Oct 2017
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New pollinator guidelines aim to get Ireland’s farmland buzzing again
The All-Ireland Pollinator Plan’s 'Farmland Guidelines: Actions to help Pollinators' offer evidence-based actions farmers can take to help protect bees and their own livelihoods.
21 Sep 2017
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Goldilocks genes hold clues to a plethora of diseases
Geneticists from Trinity College Dublin have used our evolutionary history to shine light on a plethora of neurodevelopmental disorders and diseases.
8 Feb 2017
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Global ICT leader Huawei announces research partnership with Trinity
At the event at Trinity, Guo Ping, Huawei Deputy Chairman & Rotating CEO, also announced the expansion of the company’s Cork R&D operation.
11 Dec 2017
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Public invited to a behind-the-scenes look at cancer research
Members of the public are invited to a behind-the-scenes look at the amazing research work taking place in Trinity College Dublin at a special public symposium on cancer research frontiers at Trinity on Friday 29th September. The event has been organised as part of the third annual Cancer Week Ireland.
25 Sep 2017