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Orla Hardiman named 2022 SFI Researcher of the Year

Trinity researchers won three of nine awards at the 2022 SFI Summit event to celebrate the best of Irish research.

22 Nov 2022

Awards and Funding|Health|Innovation|Research

Experiences of methadone service users explored in human rights-based study

The study - published in the International Journal of Drug Policy - found that people who want or need to recover often end up feeling more marginalised because of their experiences of methadone services.

17 Nov 2022

Health|Research

New study explores IL-25 as potential target for inflammatory disease

A new study, published recently in the journal Antibody Therapeutics, describes the discovery of a novel antibody which may have therapeutic potential by blocking the progression of inflammation caused by the cytokine interleukin-25 (IL-25).

15 Nov 2022

Health|Innovation|Research

Trinity team unearths potential secret to viral resistance

Researchers worked with women infected by hepatitis C following exposure to contaminated anti-D medication in the 1970s. Some of these women exposed to the virus never showed symptoms and now – over 40 years on – the researchers believe they know why.

4 Nov 2022

Health|Research|Science

Promising results from psilocybin therapy trial for treatment-resistant depression

Trinity researchers have participated in the largest and most rigorous clinical trial to date of psilocybin. Their findings are published in the prestigious New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).

3 Nov 2022

Health|Research|Science

Trinity names 2022/23 Sports Scholars

Trinity College Dublin has unveiled its Sport Scholarship students for 2022/23. Student athletes from a wide variety of sports, including rugby, basketball, GAA, rowing, hockey, and cricket are featured in this year’s programme.

3 Nov 2022

Health|Students

Support & Befriending service reduces health decline in older people

New research funded by the Health Research Board and ALONE, and hosted by the Trinity College Institute of Neuroscience (TCIN), shows that support and befriending services for older people can reduce health decline.

28 Oct 2022

Health|Research

Concerning 20-year knowledge gap on young adult brain health

Researchers at the Global Brain Health Institute (GBHI) at Trinity College have highlighted a stark knowledge gap on brain health spanning 20 years in young adults, in an editorial recently published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ).

27 Oct 2022

Health|Research

Social prescribing needs more evidence to support its benefits before widespread rollout

Around one in five GP visits are for non-medical problems, such as loneliness or financial difficulty. However, these non-medical problems are known to have a big impact on patients’ health and wellbeing. GPs are aware of this and want to take a more holistic approach to care, but often are not sure how to do it. This has led to the development of “social prescribing”, where GPs “prescribe” social activities or support for people with the help of a link worker.

26 Oct 2022

Health|Research

Medical device regulation challenges put children's surgeries at risk

Research led by Trinity College has found that a regulation which came into effect in May 2021 with the aim of improving the oversight of medical devices in Ireland is leading to unintended consequences which may put some surgeries for children, and the treatment of rare diseases, at risk. The study has been published in the journal Pediatric Cardiology.

20 Oct 2022

Health|Research