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Research into early detection of frailty in older adults awarded €1.5m

Frailty places older people at higher risk of falls, cognitive decline, disability and makes them more likely to use primary and secondary healthcare.

2 Mar 2020

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Resources launched to improve post-partum health for women

A new suite of on-line resources will provide vital support to new mothers for their physical and mental well-being.

28 Feb 2020

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Scientists discover new “Jekyll and Hyde” immune cell

These cells play a key protective role in immunity to infection but – if unregulated – also mediate tissue damage in autoimmune disorders. The findings should help us design more effective vaccines to prevent infections such as MRSA, and new therapies for autoimmune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis.

27 Feb 2020

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Trinity researchers make asthma breakthrough

The discovery may eventually lead to improved therapeutic options for people living with asthma. The researchers behind the work, led by Professor Luke O'Neill, have uncovered a critical role for a protein (Caspase-11), which had previously never been implicated in the disease.

26 Feb 2020

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Professor Luciano Rezzolla delivers inaugural lecture as honorary Andrews Professor in Astronomy (1783)

Professor Rezzolla’s main research topic is the physics of compact objects, such as black holes and neutron stars.

26 Feb 2020

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