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Trinity team secures SFI Infrastructure Programme funding for brain health research

Researchers from Trinity hope to improve brain health for people of all ages after securing approximately €1.7 million in funding via the Science Foundation Ireland Infrastructure Programme. The money will buy a next-gen, powerful computer and associated equipment that will open doors to new research approaches.

17 Jan 2024

Awards and Funding|Health|Research|Science

Scientists reverse amnesia caused by head injury in early model study

A model (mouse) study designed to shed light on memory loss in people who experience repeated head impacts, such as athletes, suggests the condition could potentially be reversed.

16 Jan 2024

Health|Research|Science

The power and potential of forgiveness, right now

Professor Brian Lawlor of the Global Brain Health Institute at Trinity writes how forgiveness is crucial in resolving human conflict and bringing relief to the forgiver and the forgiven.

15 Jan 2024

Health|Society

Minister for Health announces €15 million investment to support TILDA research on ageing

The funding will enable The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing in Ireland to collect information on health, economic and social circumstances of a representative group of adults, aged 45 years and over, between 2023 and 2030.

28 Dec 2023

Awards and Funding|Health|Research|Society

12 things we learned in 2023, thanks to Trinity research

In the last year Trinity’s researchers have made significant contributions to their fields, enriching our culture, building better futures and increasing our understanding of the world we live in.

20 Dec 2023

Culture|Health|Research|Science

LUMA Vision secures US $22 million in new financing

The Bioinnovate Ireland and Trinity spinout will use the funding to secure FDA approval and advance development of its 4D cardiac imaging and navigation platform.

18 Dec 2023

Awards and Funding|Business|Health|Innovation

1 in 7 people over 50 have chronic kidney disease in Ireland, and 98% don’t know they have it

Findings from the largest study to date in Ireland to characterise the population affected by chronic kidney disease (CKD), over the age of 50 years, have been published. The research was undertaken in collaboration with the National Renal Office (Health Service Executive (HSE)) who also part funded this project.

14 Dec 2023

Health|Research

Trinity researchers win distinguished IRC Advanced Laureate Awards

Seven researchers across a range of disciplines at Trinity have been announced as successful applicants to the Irish Research Council (IRC) Advanced Laureate Awards (ALA) programme.

12 Dec 2023

Awards and Funding|Health|Research|Science|Society

University alliance to foster impactful translational research

The Translational Medicine Alliance Ireland (TMAI) brings together the strengths of multiple institutions, creating a collaborative ecosystem to address the complex hurdles associated with translating scientific discoveries into practical healthcare applications and interventions.

3 Dec 2023

Health|Innovation|Research

The Health-Wealth Divide in Ireland: Leaving no one behind

Over 1,000 delegates including health professionals, researchers and policymakers, from across Ireland and Northern Ireland and beyond, will come together online today for the 2023 Joint North South Public Health Conference.

29 Nov 2023

Health|Research|Society

Research on ageing with an intellectual disability overwhelmingly positive but concerns also found

People ageing with an intellectual disability are in better health, living in their communities, with more opportunities, and having greater control in how they live their lives but women’s health, oral health and dementia findings are concerning

28 Nov 2023

Health|Research|Society

Trinity celebrates its 25 year relationship with Tallaght University Hospital

Academics from the Faculty of Health Sciences joined colleagues at Tallaght University Hospital (TUH) to celebrate their 25 year relationship and reflect on their shared journey.

23 Nov 2023

Health|Research|Society

Giving voice to children in refuge from domestic violence

Trinity report evaluates a child-centred and trauma informed project to support children in refuge from domestic violence at Meath Women’s Refuge and Support Services (MWRSS). The study represents the first time that research has been conducted with children in refuge in Ireland.

21 Nov 2023

Health|Research|Society

Professor Anne-Marie Healy wins SFI Mentorship Award

The award recognises Professor Healy’s commitment to over thirty years mentoring both students and graduate researchers working in the fields of formulation science and drug delivery.

21 Nov 2023

Awards and Funding|Health|Research

Giving voice to children in refuge from domestic violence

Trinity study which represents the first time that research has been conducted in Ireland with children in refuge, will be launched by Ombudsman for Children, Niall Muldoon

20 Nov 2023

Health|Research|Society

Building national capacity for open research

Three Trinity projects have received funding under the National Open Research Forum (NORF) as part of a drive to build national capacity and infrastructure for open research.

20 Nov 2023

Awards and Funding|Health|Research|Science|Society

Dr Nollaig Bourke wins Wellcome Career Development Award

The prestigious award valued at €2 million is the 6th Wellcome Career Development Award in Ireland and Northern Ireland and the second awarded to a Trinity researcher

20 Nov 2023

Awards and Funding|Health|Research

World COPD day: research, advances and collaboration

Today, November 15th, is World COPD Day. Professor Suzanne Cloonan writes about the disease, its incidence in Ireland, current research and the establishment of an international research network which was founded to expand our understanding of COPD.

15 Nov 2023

Health|Research

New research offers hope for reduced muscle wastage for cancer patients

Researchers from Trinity, in collaboration with Artelo Biosciences, have made a breakthrough in cancer cachexia. Their work shows the drug ART27.13 protects against the muscle degeneration associated with colon and lung cancers (cachexia) and believe it may also positively impact life expectancy.

10 Nov 2023

Health|Research|Science

People experiencing homelessness impeded from full access to health services

Call for national strategy to guide integrated, coordinated health services for people experiencing homelessness as research finds high degree of fragmentation in mainstream health services impeding full access to healthcare.

8 Nov 2023

Health|Research|Society

Competition inspires students to focus on proficiency in specialised care of older patients

Teams of under-graduate medical students from the medical schools in Ireland will compete for the Dr Jack Flanagan Medal in Gerontology.

8 Nov 2023

Awards and Funding|Health|Research

Seven awards for SFI-IRC pathway programme represent the richness of Trinity’s research

The awards, designed to support Ireland’s emerging research talent and to encourage interdisciplinary approaches, were announced this week by Simon Harris, Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science

8 Nov 2023

Health|Research

TILDA works with WHO to address knowledge gaps on measurements of ageing

Regius Professor Rose Anne Kenny was one of four speakers to deliver a presentation at the launch of the WHO and Age and Ageing ‘Special Issue’ on Measurements of Healthy Ageing

6 Nov 2023

Health|Research

First winners of Joly Cancer Leadership Programme award named

The first two awardees under the Joly Cancer Leadership Programme are Dr Nina Orfali, Consultant Haematologist, and Mr Michael Kelly, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon.

3 Nov 2023

Health|Research|Science

It’s time for Irish legislation to keep vulnerable adults safe

The inaugural International Adult Safeguarding Conference highlighted the need to create protective and intervention systems across sectors and to introduce adult safeguarding legislation.

27 Oct 2023

Health|Research|Society

People with ID often diagnosed late when cancer is well advanced

Many people with intellectual disability are diagnosed with cancer when it has already spread (metastasized) and the odds of survival are lower, writes Martin McMahon for The Conversation

18 Oct 2023

Health|Research

Mental health of staff working in nursing homes declined further despite COVID-19 pandemic restrictions easing

Follow-on findings from an initial study showed that nursing home staff working after Ireland’s pandemic restrictions had been lifted reported substantially higher levels of post-traumatic stress, moral injury, low mood and suicidal thinking than during the pandemic.

16 Oct 2023

Health|Research|Science

Adapt and Meta address safe and responsible use of AI in European healthcare

The announcement extends an existing collaboration between the two in response to the European Commission’s (EC) recent legislative proposal to establish a European health data space. The new initiative aims to address value chain challenges in health data sharing.

12 Oct 2023

Health|Research

A happy day as Printing House Square gets official launch

"The students bring this place to life and are the heart and soul of it, " said Provost Dr Linda Doyle.

9 Oct 2023

Community|Health|Society|Students

Key insights in precision diabetes medicine delivered in new report

Diabetes is a significant global health concern but there is no ‘one-size-fits-all’ approach to treatment. A new report published in Nature Medicine suggests the adoption of precision medicine in diabetes prevention, diagnosis, treatment, and prognosis.

5 Oct 2023

Health|Research

Trinity team secures SFI Infrastructure Programme funding for brain health research

Scientists reverse amnesia caused by head injury in early model study

The power and potential of forgiveness, right now

Minister for Health announces €15 million investment to support TILDA research on ageing

12 things we learned in 2023, thanks to Trinity research

LUMA Vision secures US $22 million in new financing

1 in 7 people over 50 have chronic kidney disease in Ireland, and 98% don’t know they have it

Trinity researchers win distinguished IRC Advanced Laureate Awards

University alliance to foster impactful translational research

The Health-Wealth Divide in Ireland: Leaving no one behind

Research on ageing with an intellectual disability overwhelmingly positive but concerns also found

Trinity celebrates its 25 year relationship with Tallaght University Hospital

Giving voice to children in refuge from domestic violence

Professor Anne-Marie Healy wins SFI Mentorship Award

Giving voice to children in refuge from domestic violence

Building national capacity for open research

Dr Nollaig Bourke wins Wellcome Career Development Award

World COPD day: research, advances and collaboration

New research offers hope for reduced muscle wastage for cancer patients

People experiencing homelessness impeded from full access to health services

Competition inspires students to focus on proficiency in specialised care of older patients

Seven awards for SFI-IRC pathway programme represent the richness of Trinity’s research

TILDA works with WHO to address knowledge gaps on measurements of ageing

First winners of Joly Cancer Leadership Programme award named

It’s time for Irish legislation to keep vulnerable adults safe

People with ID often diagnosed late when cancer is well advanced

Mental health of staff working in nursing homes declined further despite COVID-19 pandemic restrictions easing

Adapt and Meta address safe and responsible use of AI in European healthcare

A happy day as Printing House Square gets official launch

Key insights in precision diabetes medicine delivered in new report

A happy day as Printing House Square gets official launch