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Research indicates wider benefit to AstraZeneca vaccine

Data suggests that the vaccine may boost immune responses to bacterial infections and therefore protect the recipient from more than COVID-19.

18 Jan 2023

Health|Research

Separation leads to significant gender differences in parent-child time

After parental split up mother-child time doubles, two-parent time declines threefold, and father-child time remains low, according to new research from sociologists in Trinity and UNED Madrid, Spain.

17 Jan 2023

Research|Society

Bees exposed to EU’s most common weedkiller via wildflower nectar

Bees may be at risk from exposure to glyphosate – an active ingredient in some of the EU’s most commonly used weedkillers – via contaminated wildflower nectar, according to new research from Trinity and DCU scientists.

17 Jan 2023

Environment|Research|Science|Sustainability

Predisposition to accidental awareness under anaesthesia identified

New markers in brain structures and function which could help identify people who require a higher than average dose of anaesthetic have been identified by researchers in the School of Psychology.

12 Jan 2023

Health|Research

What's behind the rise in caesarean births for first-time mums in Ireland?

A new study from the School of Nursing and Midwifery has found that factors influencing a clinician’s decision to perform a caesarean-section on a first-time mother, are complex and multifactorial.

11 Jan 2023

Health|Research