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Deputy Róisín Shortall awarded Trinity’s Edward Kennedy Health Policy Award
Deputy Shortall’s award presentation took place at the inaugural Edward Kennedy Annual Guest Lecture with Professor Greg Marchildon, University of Toronto.
8 Sep 2023
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Scientists unpick how lung cells induce immune response to influenza
Researchers from Trinity have discovered some new and surprising ways that viral RNA and influenza virus are detected by human lung cells, which has potential implications for treating people affected by such viruses.
31 Aug 2023
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Travellers suffer disproportionate burden of physical health conditions, review finds
Scoping review from Trinity College Dublin highlights the poor health of Travellers and the health disparity between Travellers and the general population in Ireland
29 Aug 2023
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Trinity welcomes Executive Director of UN World Food Programme
Researchers from the Department of Clinical Speech and Language Studies welcomed the new Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme, Cindy McCain, to Trinity.
24 Aug 2023
Health|Society
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TILDA/MISA event explores why education determines when we die?
Guest speakers examined how the college educated have become healthier and wealthier, while adults without a degree are suffering from deaths of despair including suicide, drug overdose, and alcoholism in the United States.
23 Aug 2023
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Clinicians publish first guidelines for treating patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia
A collaborative group led by Trinity researchers has published the first guidelines for treating patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia (sCAP) – a high-mortality condition that describes people admitted to ICU.
21 Aug 2023
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Neuroscientists successfully test theory that forgetting is actually a form of learning
The team designed tests to explore the idea that “forgetting” might not be a bad thing, and that it may represent a form of learning – and outline results that support their core idea.
17 Aug 2023
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Can a special immune protein in the body be harnessed to stop ovarian cancer?
A major new study, published in Nature, has discovered the anti-tumour activities of the immune protein interferon epsilon, which in pre-clinical models blocks the metastasis of ovarian cancer cells by instructing immune cells to kill the cancer cells.
16 Aug 2023
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Trinity research looks to Latin America for clues on healthy ageing
Researchers study the factors influencing healthy brain ageing in Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) countries and find the lessons learned there, can also be applied to home.
10 Aug 2023
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New prostate cancer biomarkers provide hope to millions of men
Trinity researchers - as part of an international team of scientists - have identified three new biomarkers for prostate cancer to help identify and differentiate potentially aggressive cases of the disease.
10 Aug 2023
Health|Research