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“Consultation with people who are invested in the outcome of your work, works” : World Alzheimer’s Day

World Alzheimer's Day offers the opportunity to talk about the importance of Public, Patient and Carer Involvement (PPI) in Trinity research, in particular in the soon to be launched Dementia Trials Ireland (DTI), a HRB research network to enhance dementia care and outcomes. Karen Meenan, PPI and Communications/Dissemination Coordinator in DTI, discusses the importance of PPI and the DTI participants' experiences.

21 Sep 2022

Health|Research

Higher financial burden on those with more than one chronic health condition, new national study finds

Researchers at Trinity, along with colleagues in RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences and the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI) have found that patients with more than one chronic health condition are under a significantly higher financial burden with healthcare expenses than those without a chronic health condition. Their findings, published in the journal BMJ Open, are particularly pertinent in the current cost-of-living crisis.

21 Sep 2022

Health|Research

One in four women are not aware of uterine cancer: World GO Day

The Irish Network for Gynaecological Oncology (INGO) highlights the importance of increasing awareness among women that maintaining a healthier body weight and being physically active can reduce the risk of Uterine Cancer.

20 Sep 2022

Health|Research

Who do you think you are? What does your avatar say about you?

When using social virtual reality, we hide behind avatars. But is it really hiding or is it a way to express our new digital selves? A new Trinity study suggests it is both – experimenting with one’s avatar can be a creative act of self-representation, but also one of conformity or escapism.

19 Sep 2022

Arts|Research

Concerning high rates of metabolic syndrome found in older Irish adults

New research from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) at Trinity College shows a high prevalence of metabolic syndrome among adults aged ≥50 years in Ireland. The study is published in the journal PLOS One.

15 Sep 2022

Health|Research

Trinity and IBM strengthen collaborative research and education links

Trinity and IBM have signed a Memorandum of Understanding that reflects both parties’ intention to strengthen collaborative links between the two organisations.

15 Sep 2022

Innovation|Research|Science

Trinity and Belong To partner for first national study on LGBTQI+ mental health since marriage equality referendum

Belong To and Trinity College Dublin have partnered for a national study: Being LGBTQI+ in Ireland which will examine the mental health and wellbeing of LGBTQI+ people in the Republic of Ireland and investigate public attitudes towards LGBTQI+ people.

14 Sep 2022

Health|Research

Trinity and SETU host CONNECT conference

Trinity and SETU bring the SFI research centre for future networks annual conference to the South East

13 Sep 2022

Research|Science

Slowing of continental plate movement controlled timing of Earth’s largest volcanic events

Scientists have shed new light on the timing and likely cause of major volcanic events that occurred millions of years ago and caused such climatic and biological upheaval that they drove some of the most devastating extinction events in Earth’s history.

9 Sep 2022

Environment|Research|Science

Age, sex and blood pressure medications impact brain blood oxygen during standing

Researchers from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) at Trinity College have found differences in the brain blood oxygen response to standing associated with age, sex and blood pressure medications.

9 Sep 2022

Health|Research|Science

TILDA study to support older family carers receives funding

The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) at Trinity has been awarded a new grant as part of the Health Research Charities Ireland/Health Research Board Joint Funding Scheme.

6 Sep 2022

Health|Research

Trinity researchers lead €3.2 million project targeted at degenerative retinal diseases

The project (EYE-D) will target diseases that can result in severe loss of vision and are estimated to affect 224,000 people in Ireland, and 40 million people worldwide.

5 Sep 2022

Awards and Funding|Health|Research|Science

Eleven Trinity researchers awarded €4 million to tackle global health challenges

The newly announced Investigator-Led Projects for Health (ILP) 2022 from the Health Research Board (HRB) will drive advancements in treatments and therapies across a broad range of human health and disease including neurodegenerative disease, respiratory disease, bloodstream infection, arthritis, cancer, and depression.

30 Aug 2022

Awards and Funding|Health|Research

Trinity researchers secure eight SFI-IRC Pathway awards

Researchers applying from Trinity have secured eight Science Foundation Ireland – Irish Research Council (SFI-IRC) Pathway awards worth a combined total of around €4.4 million.

29 Aug 2022

Awards and Funding|Research

Water fluoridation: effective prevention for tooth decay and a win for the environment

Research findings also strengthen the case internationally for water fluoridation programmes to reduce dental decay, particularly in the most vulnerable populations.

29 Aug 2022

Research

Boxing clever: the simple conservation strategy saving threatened Roseate terns

A simple conservation strategy deployed by conservationists and scientists from BirdWatch Ireland, Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin is greatly assisting in the extraordinary success of threatened Roseate terns on Rockabill Island, off the coast of Dublin

23 Aug 2022

Environment|Research|Science

Trinity team’s new gene therapy shows promise for treating eye condition affecting millions across the globe

Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have developed a new gene therapy approach that shows promise for treating the dry form of Age Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) – a progressive eye disease that affects up to 10% of adults over 65 years of age and is a leading cause of severe vision impairment and blindness in this age group.

23 Aug 2022

Research

Developmental biologists map multi-gene activity hotspots in developing embryos for the first time

Years of work by developmental biologists from Trinity, working with colleagues at the University of Edinburgh’s MRC Human Genetics Unit, has yielded a resource of unparalleled detail that will help researchers assess how key genes control the differentiation of tissues and organs of developing embryos.

19 Aug 2022

Research|Science

Trinity partners with ESB in new pilot e-bike project in Dublin suburbs

Researchers from Trinity’s School of Engineering are working with ESB, micro-mobility providers Bleeper and Moby, innovation partner Dogpatch Labs and co-founding partner Interreg North-West Europe to examine a new pilot e-bike project in the Dublin suburbs.

18 Aug 2022

Environment|Research|Sustainability

Reduction in brain tissue oxygenation placing older adults with multiple health conditions at risk of faints and falls

Researchers from Mercer’s Institute for Successful Ageing (MISA) and the Department of Medical Physics at St James’s Hospital and Trinity College have discovered that brain tissue oxygenation is lower in frailer older adults with multiple health conditions (multi-morbidity), putting them at risk of faints and falls. Brain oxygenation - the measure of oxygen in brain tissue - reflects the balance between oxygen delivery and consumption and is vital for the maintenance of normal brain function and tissue integrity.

17 Aug 2022

Health|Research