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New therapeutic options for childhood inflammatory bowel disease

Researchers from Trinity’s School of Medicine, working closely with paediatric gastroenterologists at CHI-Crumlin, hope their work will advance efforts to support IBD patients with a new therapeutic option.

23 Feb 2022

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Leading researchers and inventors celebrated at Trinity Innovation Awards

Trinity’s leading researchers and inventors were recognised for their innovative research and entrepreneurship at the 2021 Trinity Innovation Awards, which were deferred from last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. John O’Leary, Professor of Pathology, received the Provost Innovation Award.

22 Feb 2022

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Scientists pinpoint genetic target with promise for treating many forms of blindness

The scientists have highlighted that a specific gene (SARM1) is a key driver in the damage that ultimately leads to impaired vision (and sometimes blindness), and—in a disease model—showed that deleting this gene protects vision.

17 Feb 2022

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Pollution and teenage mental health, researchers call for further investigation

A systematic review has been conducted by researchers from the Trinity Centre for Global Health on how pollution exposure impacts teenage mental health.

17 Feb 2022

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Substantial inequalities in children’s engagement with remote schooling during first lockdown

A new study has shown that Irish primary school children were more engaged with remote schooling during the first Covid-19 lockdown if they had access to adequate digital technologies and had help from parents and teachers.

16 Feb 2022

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Climate change and extreme weather will have complex effects on disease transmission

New research shows temperature variation affects pathogens and their hosts in distinct ways, and these organisms are influenced by the type of variation and the average background temperature it is applied to.

15 Feb 2022

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Brain tumour related epilepsy: merging basic science with clinical practice

Professor Mark Cunningham, the Ellen Mayston Bates Professor of the Neurophysiology of Epilepsy in the School of Medicine, talks about his research to coincide with International Epilepsy Day.

14 Feb 2022

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Behind the Headlines panel asks if we are ‘Falling out of Love with Dublin?’

A discussion held on the planning and civic issues threatening Dublin and its historic landscape took place online Wednesday, 9 February 2022, at the Trinity Long Room Hub as part of its latest ‘Behind the Headlines” discussion.

14 Feb 2022

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Stress caused by poverty directly impacts both children and parents

A new study led by a sociologist at Trinity College Dublin has found that economic pressure and psychological distress caused by economic hardship leads to arguments about money between parents and children and between mothers and fathers in two-parent families.

10 Feb 2022

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‘Behind the Headlines’ panel discussion asks are we falling out of love with Dublin?

Entitled ‘Falling out of Love with Dublin?’ Trinity Loon Room Hub's latest ‘Behind the Headlines’ discussion asks: where next for the capital’s civic future?

9 Feb 2022

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Five Trinity researchers win European Research Council Proof of Concept grants

Professors Valeria Nicolosi, Tríona Lally, Anna Davies, John Goold and Dr Matthew Campbell will each use funding of €150,000 to take their ground-breaking research ideas towards exciting, impactful innovations.

7 Feb 2022

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Trinity scientists hopeful for new lung cancer treatments

To coincide with World Cancer Day we spoke to Dr Martin Barr, from the Trinity St James’s Cancer Institute, about his research into drug resistance and the development of new drug candidates for this disease.

4 Feb 2022

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Virtual recreation of 1922 art exhibition that launched the Irish Free State onto world stage

100 years on from the opening of the Exposition D’Art Irlandais in Paris, the 'Seeing Ireland: 1922' project recovers this foundational moment in Irish art history.

28 Jan 2022

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Taighde nua ar éin iomráiteacha in Oirdheisceart na hÁise, na “sárthrampanna”, a chabhraíonn linn éabhlóid ainmhithe forleathana a thuiscint

Déanann an taighde seo tástáil ar theoiricí a bunaíodh ar na héin seo thar beagnach caoga bliain, agus léiríonn sé go mbíonn tionchar láidir ag iargúltacht na n-oileán ar an éabhlóid, fiú i gcás speiceas a bheadh lán-ábalta eitilt idir eatarthu.

27 Jan 2022

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New research on famous “supertramp” birds offers fresh evolutionary insights

The beautiful birds, which live in Southeast Asia, are providing unique information on how evolution is linked to flight ability and competition. These birds settle down more readily than would be expected—once they have colonised an island they tend to stay there rather than searching for others.

27 Jan 2022

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Careful assessment of patient needs can reduce costs in end-of-life care

A new policy brief, authored by Trinity researchers and collaborators, recommends supporting patients and families in making difficult decisions to improve their experiences and reduce costs of care in an ageing population.

24 Jan 2022

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Deep learning and weather simulations discussed at applied mathematics meeting

Leading researchers in the field came together recently as Trinity played co-host to a prestigious annual meeting, in which a number of important applications were in the spotlight.

21 Jan 2022

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In decade of centenaries, we should hold on to the sense of those hopeful early days

From the Skibbereen Eagle to the New York Times, editors around the world made the same comparison – the hand-over of Dublin Castle was the “downfall of a Bastille”, writes Dr Anne Dolan in this piece that was originally published in The Irish Independent.

14 Jan 2022

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100 years on Trinity conference considers the significance of the handover of Dublin Castle

Part of the Decade of Centenaries Programme, the two-day conference is exploring the context of the handover, the impression it made across the world, and the consequences it had for the emerging Irish State.

14 Jan 2022

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Why do we forget? New theory proposes ‘forgetting’ is actually a form of learning

The scientists behind the new theory suggest that rather than being a bug, forgetting may be a functional feature of the brain, allowing it to interact dynamically with the environment to enhance decision-making.

13 Jan 2022

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Predator species help to buffer climate change impacts on biodiversity – new research

The team of scientists behind the discovery say their findings underline the importance of conserving biodiversity, and top predators in particular.

12 Jan 2022

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Unique Irish study sheds new light on long-term SARS-CoV-2 vaccine responses in older nursing home residents

The research, assessing COVID-19 antibodies before vaccination and at five weeks and six months after nursing home residents received two doses of the Pfizer vaccine, provide strong support for the use of vaccine boosters in this cohort.

11 Jan 2022

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Scientists discover how key protein drives our immune response against viruses

The scientists hope this discovery will help them one day better control the response to either boost it or calm it down as appropriate, and are currently assessing how the protein in question contributes to innate immune responses to COVID-19.

10 Jan 2022

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Beyond Sherlock Holmes: five Victorian detective stories you must read

Arthur Conan Doyle wasn't the only author spinning tales of cunning detectives. Dr Clare Clarke picks five Victorian detective stories you must read in this piece for The Conversation.

6 Jan 2022

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Immunologists convinced Santa has a great immune system

The immunologists expect Santa to have lots of helper T cells that drive his immune system to make lots of ‘Santibodies’, which bind on to viruses and prevent them from causing infection.

23 Dec 2021

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Bah Humbug! The weird and wonderful world of Victorian Christmas cards

Dr Clare Clarke, Assistant Professor, School of English, takes a closer look at the dark and disturbing images that featured in Victorian Christmas cards.

23 Dec 2021

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Christmas music: is there a magic formula behind festive chart-toppers?

Dr Jonathan Hodgers, Adjunct Research Fellow of Music, asks 'what makes for good Christmas music' in this piece for The Conversation.

23 Dec 2021

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Cycle Maintenance at Christmas: minding your mental health

Professor Ian Robertson, Co-Director of the Global Brain Health Institute encourages us to re-engage with a slower rhythm to take care of our mental well-being this Christmas.

22 Dec 2021

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Trinity Academic Cancer Trials Group awarded over €2million from the HRB

The Trinity Academic Cancer Trials Group, a Health Research Board (HRB) partnership supporting cancer clinical trials to improve health and care. The funding will improve survival and quality of life for patients with cancer.

21 Dec 2021

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Overcoming the challenge of digital inclusion for adults with intellectual disability

The Digi-ID project, in the Trinity Centre for Ageing with an Intellectual Disability (TCAID) aims to address the challenge of digital inclusion and low usage of digital technologies amongst people with intellectual disability (ID).

21 Dec 2021

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