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All the buzz of Mini Med Day 2024
The inaugural ‘TAP Primary School Med Day’ allowed primary school children to interactively explore what a career in medicine might look like.
11 Apr 2024
Community|Health|Society
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Sceitimíní i rith Lá Leighis na nÓg 2024
Tugadh deis ag an gcéad Lá Leighis Bunscolaíochta TAP do leanaí bunscoile a mbeadh i gceist le gairm bheatha i mbun cúrsaí leighis a shamhlú agus a fhiosrú dóibh féin.
11 Apr 2024
Health|Research|Society
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Research offers insight into the future understanding of MS and its treatments
Trinity scientists have developed a novel test - using an existing diagnostic procedure as its basis - that has the potential to be applied in clinical trials that target the Epstein Barr Virus.
4 Apr 2024
Health|Research
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Professor Gerry Hanna appointed to Chair of Clinical Oncology
Professor Hanna has been appointed to Chair of Clinical Oncology at Trinity College, the Trinity St James’s Cancer Institute and St Luke’s Radiation Oncology Network (SLRON). He takes up his post next month.
27 Mar 2024
Health
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Genetic secrets from 4,000-year-old teeth illuminate the impact of changing human diets over the centuries
Researchers from Trinity have recovered remarkably preserved microbiomes from two teeth dating back 4,000 years, found in an Irish limestone cave. Genetic analyses of these microbiomes reveal major changes in the oral microenvironment from the Bronze Age to today.
27 Mar 2024
Health|Research|Science
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What impact did the cessation of the universal BCG vaccination have on paediatric TB epidemiology in Ireland?
Findings emphasise the need for timely surveillance of paediatric TB cases to monitor for the emergence of increasing trends or emergent risk groups in the identified mainly unvaccinated population.
24 Mar 2024
Health|Research
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New research shows promise for novel treatments for tuberculosis
Collaborative research from Trinity and RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences is recently published in the European Journal of Pharmaceutical Sciences and marks World TB Day, today (24th March 2024).
23 Mar 2024
Health|Research
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Trinity on the Move raises over €10,000 for student hardship funds
The day of sponsored sport saw students, staff and alumni come together as a community to raise money for the student hardship funds.
20 Mar 2024
Community|Health|Students
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Scientists uncover new secrets to natural appetite control, offering promise in the battle against obesity
New research shows the diabetes drug Metformin and solid foods elevate a hunger-reducing factor (Lac-Phe) in the body, whereas sugary drinks have minimal effect.
20 Mar 2024
Health|Research|Science
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Professor Mary McCarron appointed to the Commission on Care for Older People
The Commission on Care for Older People will examine the health and social care services and supports for older people across the continuum of care, and make recommendations for their strategic developments.
11 Mar 2024
Community|Health|Society