Articles
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New community health programme linked to decreased child mortality in Uganda
A network of Community Health Promoters go door-to-door to sell basic health goods, including anti-malaria drugs, soap, insecticide-treated bed nets and fortified foods.
22 Jul 2019
Research
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Vitamin D is not linked to low blood pressure in older adults, TILDA
Researchers from TILDA have shown in the largest study to-date that vitamin D is not associated with low blood pressure on standing (orthostatic hypotension) in older adults.
8 Aug 2019
Research
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Free online course: ‘History of the Book in the Early Modern Period: 1450-1800’
People all over the world can explore how books were made, bought, sold, and read, in the four-week online course, which starts on November 18th, 2019.
17 Oct 2019
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Scientists make major breakthrough in understanding common eye disease
Scientists at Trinity College have announced a major breakthrough with important implications for sufferers of a common eye disease – dry Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) – which can cause total blindness in sufferers, and for which there are currently no approved therapies. The scientists discovered that a key component of the cells lining the retinal blood […]
8 Aug 2019
Research
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Robotics engineers unveil ‘Stevie II’ – Ireland’s first socially assistive AI robot
May 2019 Robotics engineers from Trinity College Dublin today unveiled ‘Stevie II’ – Ireland’s first socially assistive robot with advanced artificial intelligence (AI) features – at a special demonstration at Science Gallery Dublin. Extensive international coverage included: El Comercio BT Irish Times Irish Independent Info 7 Mexico BBC
15 May 2019