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Researchers develop device that increases heart function after heart attack

Their implantable tool that can deliver therapy directly to the heart multiple times from a port under the skin.

12 Jun 2018

Hospital birth culture emphasises technology over support – Trinity academic

Fear, lack of support, and hospital staffing can have greater influence on epidural use than a woman’s level of pain, according to a new book on the future of maternity care co-authored by Trinity academic and midwife Dr Elizabeth Newnham.

12 Jun 2018

Second annual SciFest@TCPID student exhibition

The second annual SciFest@TCPID event was recently hosted by Trinity Centre for People with Intellectual Disabilities (TCPID) in association with Abbott Ireland.

11 Jun 2018

Bioengineers identify safer way to make rugby tackles

Video analysis, 3D motion analysis lab trials and model-based image-matching techniques show that tackling the lower trunk of the ball carrier’s body -- not the upper trunk or upper legs – is safer for head injury prevention.

6 Jun 2018

Could the future of the Korean peninsula look like Ireland?

An international documentary on how the Irish peace process could offer insights for the Korean peninsula was made by Korean MBC channel with assistance from academics from the Irish School of Ecumenics.

5 Jun 2018