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President of Ireland honours four Trinity researchers
All four have been recognised as 'research leaders with exceptional accomplishments in scientific and engineering domains'.
5 Mar 2020
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Taoiseach addresses future of Europe event as part of Hist250 celebrations
President Michael D.Higgins opened a week-long series of events to mark 250 years of Trinity College Dublin’s Historical society, more commonly known as The Hist, on Monday evening.
4 Mar 2020
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Researchers awarded €2.3 million to study rare disease with advanced data linkage technologies
The rare condition known as “vasculitis” requires very large quantities of data in order for researchers to draw conclusions about possible treatments or cures.
4 Mar 2020
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‘Borderless business’ in the spotlight as Trinity Business + Technology Forum 20 addresses coronavirus, digital business and climate change
The unifying theme – borderless business – will be discussed as a force for change with those present set to assess its impact and identify consequences for managers, business, and society. Special focus will centre on the issues of climate change, digital transformation, finance, Brexit and the new Europe, with coronavirus also featured.
4 Mar 2020
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Research into early detection of frailty in older adults awarded €1.5m
Frailty places older people at higher risk of falls, cognitive decline, disability and makes them more likely to use primary and secondary healthcare.
2 Mar 2020
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Resources launched to improve post-partum health for women
A new suite of on-line resources will provide vital support to new mothers for their physical and mental well-being.
28 Feb 2020
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Scientists discover new “Jekyll and Hyde” immune cell
These cells play a key protective role in immunity to infection but – if unregulated – also mediate tissue damage in autoimmune disorders. The findings should help us design more effective vaccines to prevent infections such as MRSA, and new therapies for autoimmune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis.
27 Feb 2020
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Trinity researchers make asthma breakthrough
The discovery may eventually lead to improved therapeutic options for people living with asthma. The researchers behind the work, led by Professor Luke O'Neill, have uncovered a critical role for a protein (Caspase-11), which had previously never been implicated in the disease.
26 Feb 2020
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Exploring the tumultuous landscape of addiction research, policy and practice
The newly published book covers a range of important issues of addiction research and practice in a balanced and informative way.
26 Feb 2020
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‘Resetting’ immune cells improves traumatic brain injury recovery in preclinical trials
This research suggests that the impact of traumatic injury on brain degeneration may be modifiable a relatively long time after the injury was sustained.
25 Feb 2020
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