Articles
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Scientists discover how tuberculosis hijacks the immune system
Irish and UK scientists have unlocked a key element in understanding how human lungs fight tuberculosis. They hope their research findings will help pave the way towards new treatment approaches for the disease.
28 Aug 2017
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Bioengineer wins ERC funding to develop implant for treating cartilage damage
Professor Daniel Kelly has been awarded €150,000 in funding through the European Research Council’s Proof of Concept Grants -- his third such ERC award.
6 Sep 2017
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A Contested Experience: The Multiple Meanings Of ‘Hearing Voices’
Dr. Simon McCarthy-Jones, Associate Professor in the Department of Psychiatry, writes in a piece in The Huffington Post UK how voices can be many things and suggests that people need information and the freedom to explore what their voices mean, in a supportive environment.
27 Apr 2017
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Scientists unlock four-fold boost in performance of green energy catalyst
Nanoscale stretching or compressing significantly boosts the performance of ceria -- a material widely used in catalytic converters and clean-energy technologies.
18 May 2017
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The common path that governed the evolution of human societies across the globe
Scientific historians say a single dimension of ’social complexity' measures the development of around 400 past societies that existed over the last 10,000 years.
21 Dec 2017