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Genetic causes of bone tumours discovered in 1,000-year-old Irish skeletons

Two men buried long ago in a medieval graveyard in Co. Donegal had a genetic condition called Multiple Osteochondromas, which causes benign bone tumours. One of the disease mutations is a new discovery, so this is the first time such information has been unlocked from ancient genomic data.

5 Dec 2022

Health|Research|Science

Trinity spinouts celebrate Knowledge Transfer Ireland Awards success

Trinity spinouts SilverCloud Health and ProVerum Medical secured the Commercialisation Impact and People’s Choice awards respectively when the annual Knowledge Transfer Ireland (KTI) Impact Awards ceremony took place this week.

2 Dec 2022

Awards and Funding|Innovation|Research

Scientists homing in on why COVID-19 affects people so differently

Researchers from the Institut Pasteur, Inserm, St. James’s Hospital Dublin and Trinity are getting closer to understanding what makes some people so vulnerable to COVID-19-induced illness, which in turn may guide the development of new therapeutic strategies.

1 Dec 2022

Health|Research|Science

New handbook to support linguistic inclusion of migrants

A new publication aimed at supporting organisations and individuals involved in teaching languages with refugees and asylum-seekers has been published by a team at Trinity College Dublin.

1 Dec 2022

Community|Culture|Research|Society

Using technology to transform how we identify neurodegenerative disease

In a new study published in Translational Psychiatry, researchers at the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) and the School of Psychology at Trinity College describe how technology can help detect early signs of cognitive decline in neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s.

30 Nov 2022

Health|Research|Science

New badger research has implications for managing bovine TB

Badgers living with helminth parasite infections are more likely to have tuberculosis (TB), according to new research, which may influence policymakers trying to manage TB infection within cattle and wildlife populations

29 Nov 2022

Environment|Research|Science

New early detection programme offers new insights for frailty detection

A newly-launched research programme - FRAILMatics - is discovering new objective signals of frailty that could translate into the next generation of transdisciplinary diagnostics for ageing adults.

29 Nov 2022

Health|Innovation|Research|Science

Why silly distractions at work can actually be good for you

Positive interventions that distract us from difficult tasks help you deal with unloved tasks and negative emails reduce, according to new research.

28 Nov 2022

Business|Research

Seoladh Leabhair: ‘The Letters, Writing and Speeches of Oliver Cromwell’

Ar an 28 Samhain 2022, beidh plé comhchéime ar siúl i Mol an tSeomra Fhada, Coláiste na Tríonóide chun seoladh il-imleabhair nua 'The Letters, Writings, and Speeches of Oliver Cromwell' a aithint.

28 Nov 2022

Culture|Research

Authentic voice of Oliver Cromwell revealed in new publication

The collected letters, writings, and speeches of Oliver Cromwell will allow us to move beyond the caricature of one of the most controversial figures in Irish, Scottish and English history, according Prof Micheál Ó Siochrú.

28 Nov 2022

Culture|Research