Top Stories
-
Student entrepreneurs seek investment as LaunchBox 2018 journey begins
Ten student entrepreneur teams will today commence Trinity’s highly successful accelerator programme.
15 Jun 2018
-
Drugs targeting tumour metabolism will not stop our ‘Natural Killer’ cells
Glutamine is a key fuel for many tumours but it is not so for Natural Killer cells, which highlights the therapeutic potential for targeting glutamine metabolism to treat cancer.
14 Jun 2018
-
Scientists discover how vitamin A drives the lung immune system to control TB
Scientists at Trinity College Dublin and St James’s Hospital, Dublin, have discovered how vitamin A drives the lung immune system to deal with tuberculosis (TB). The findings have just been published in a top respiratory journal, the American Journal of Respiratory Cell and Molecular Biology.
14 Jun 2018
-
Volograms to bring advanced Augmented & Virtual Reality technologies to market
Trinity spin-out, Volograms Ltd., has raised €600,000 in seed investment for a technology that transforms video footage from different viewpoints into volumetric holograms.
13 Jun 2018
-
Researchers develop device that increases heart function after heart attack
Their implantable tool that can deliver therapy directly to the heart multiple times from a port under the skin.
12 Jun 2018
-
Hospital birth culture emphasises technology over support – Trinity academic
Fear, lack of support, and hospital staffing can have greater influence on epidural use than a woman’s level of pain, according to a new book on the future of maternity care co-authored by Trinity academic and midwife Dr Elizabeth Newnham.
12 Jun 2018
-
Second annual SciFest@TCPID student exhibition
The second annual SciFest@TCPID event was recently hosted by Trinity Centre for People with Intellectual Disabilities (TCPID) in association with Abbott Ireland.
11 Jun 2018
-
Bioengineers identify safer way to make rugby tackles
Video analysis, 3D motion analysis lab trials and model-based image-matching techniques show that tackling the lower trunk of the ball carrier’s body -- not the upper trunk or upper legs – is safer for head injury prevention.
6 Jun 2018
-
Could the future of the Korean peninsula look like Ireland?
An international documentary on how the Irish peace process could offer insights for the Korean peninsula was made by Korean MBC channel with assistance from academics from the Irish School of Ecumenics.
5 Jun 2018
-
New consortium will train experts in neonatal brain injury care
A Trinity-led team will use funding from a Health Research Board Collaborative Doctoral Award to train PhD students to monitor and care for babies with neonatal brain injury.
1 Jun 2018