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Discovery offers significant hope for improved vaccines
Scientists have discovered there is a “Goldilocks” effect in identifying the size of a “vaccine adjuvant” that can trigger strong immune responses and, as an example, have shown that a safe, biodegradable adjuvant can boost the action of cancer-killing cells – if the particles are the correct size.
20 Jan 2023
Health|Research|Science
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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
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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
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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
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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