Latest News
Teaching the World about Science:Dr Megan Hanlon’s ‘Unravelling Science’ Podcast
During the depths of lockdown 2020, Dr Megan Hanlon, a post-doctoral Research Fellow at the Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute, started a podcast.
A health economist adding value and heart to research: In conversation with Dr Peter May
Dr Peter May is a health economist based in the Centre for Health Policy and Management in Trinity College Dublin.
Trinity researcher champions the involvement of those impacted by lung cancer in cancer research
More than 2,700 people are diagnosed with lung cancer each year in Ireland, and lung cancer accounts for approximately 1 in 5 of all cancer related deaths.
New Hope for Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: The Cloonan Lab at Trinity College Dublin
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is a lung disease that makes it increasingly hard to breathe.
Dendritic cells in the joint: One size does not fit all for rheumatoid arthritis
Trinity School of Medicine researchers provide unique insight into joint inflammation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.
Exercise and serum biomarkers after cancer treatment: An area for further discovery
While the historical advice to cancer patients was mainly to rest and avoid exercise, there is now compelling evidence showing that physical activity is not only safe for cancer survivors, but improves quality of life whilst reducing anxiety, fatigue, and depression.
Drug-taking at festivals: how to reduce harm and protect health and wellbeing
Festival drug-related deaths are a growing public health concern.
Positive ageing week: TILDA making Ireland the best place in the world to grow old
TILDA is a large-scale, nationally representative, longitudinal study on ageing in Ireland, the overarching aim of which is to make Ireland the best place in the world to grow old. TILDA collects information on all aspects of health, economic and social circumstances from people aged 50 and over in a series of data collection waves once every two years.