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A curiosity driven genetic discovery that should impact cancer treatments

A team of geneticists has discovered new biological targets that may help devise alternative therapies for cancers that are becoming resistant to existing drugs.

11 Sep 2019

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Protein insight may lead to better control of type 2 diabetes

Scientists have identified a family of proteins which are associated with better control of blood sugar levels and disease in type 2 diabetes patients.

10 Sep 2019

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Repetitive impacts key to understanding sports-associated concussions

It seems that repetitive impacts – as opposed to single events – cause the all-important damage to blood vessels in the brain.

9 Sep 2019

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A revolutionary material that could protect aircraft and speed up internet connections

The new, biologically produced material, will be a material of choice for next-generation optoelectronic and photonic devices.

6 Sep 2019

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Samuel Beckett in Augmented Reality for the first time

The project reinterpreted a classic Beckett text in a way that is engaging for 21st Century audiences, by using cutting-edge interactive digital media technologies.

6 Sep 2019

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Innovation Workspace set to deliver €6 million in investment

Tangent, Trinity’s Ideas Workspace, a new cutting-edge innovation facility, co-located in the Trinity College Business School, has been officially launched.

5 Sep 2019

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Fr Tony Coote Assistant Professor in MND announced

Trinity College announces the Tony Coote Assistant Professor in Motor Neuron Disease (MND).

3 Sep 2019

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Trinity scientists among world’s elite

Eighty-one scientists from Trinity feature in a new citation metrics database that systematically and objectively ranks 100,000 of the most-cited scientists across the globe.

29 Aug 2019

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Why dogs really are a person’s best friend: new TILDA research

Walking your dog is linked to greater physical activity and social participation according to new TILDA research.

26 Aug 2019

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Low levels of dietary vitamins linked to frailty in older adults

Researchers at TILDA have found that lower levels of dietary vitamins and antioxidants are associated with frailty in older adults.

23 Aug 2019

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