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New research shows link between hearing loss and dementia
People with age-related hearing loss had an increased risk for cognitive decline including executive function, processing speed and episodic memory, as well as cognitive impairment and dementia.
14 Dec 2017
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ERC awards will support genetics and immunology research
Professor Aoife McLysaght and Dr David Finlay's won prestigious ERC Consolidator Awards, which will help them expand their research teams.
14 Dec 2017
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Time of day affects severity of autoimmune disease
Understanding the interplay between 24-hour day-night cycles and the immune system may help inform drug-targeting strategies to alleviate autoimmune disease.
12 Dec 2017
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TILDA report gives unique insight into end of life experiences of older people
A new study released today by the Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (TILDA) at Trinity College Dublin provides a deep and important understanding of the end-of-life experience of older adults in Ireland. The report examines issues such as where TILDA participants died, which services and care they received and their quality of life, health and disability leading up to their death.
12 Dec 2017
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Global ICT leader Huawei announces research partnership with Trinity
At the event at Trinity, Guo Ping, Huawei Deputy Chairman & Rotating CEO, also announced the expansion of the company’s Cork R&D operation.
11 Dec 2017
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Researchers make important discovery in oral pre-cancer condition
Researchers at trinity have examined the microbiome of oral leukoplakia in order to determine if certain bacteria were associated with oral leukoplakia and whether the type of bacteria could predict whether these condition become malignant.
11 Dec 2017
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Trinity researchers awarded Irish Research Council medals of excellence
The awards which recognise top-ranked postgraduate and postdoctoral researchers were presented to Miriam Cummins, Aisling Heeran, and Dr Natalia Muñoz-Wolf.
11 Dec 2017
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Minister Mary Mitchell O’Connor turns sod on new student residences at Trinity
The new Printing House Square development on Pearse Street will provide accommodation for 250 students, as well as a student health centre, disability service centre and sports facilities.
8 Dec 2017
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Irish Rugby player Brian O’Driscoll awarded another cap at Honorary Degrees
Other Honorary Degree Candidates included one of Ireland’s foremost journalists, Olivia O'Leary and archivist, Caitriona Crowe along with leading neuroscientist, Gero Miesenböck and astronomer, George Miley.
8 Dec 2017
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Scientists discover how malaria tricks the immune system
Malaria parasites trigger an immune response that effectively diverts attention from where the real infection is taking hold in our red blood cells.
7 Dec 2017
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Trinity buys Iveagh Grounds for the development of student sports facilities
Trinity students to benefit from a combined total of fifty acres of sports facilities.
7 Dec 2017
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New report highlights challenges of ageing with an intellectual disability
Increased rates of important health screenings and access to GPs amongst people with an intellectual disability have been highlighted in a new report launched this week by the Intellectual Disability Supplement to The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing (IDS-TILDA)
5 Dec 2017
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Dealing with disclosure – how to tell someone you have epilepsy
Researchers from the School of Nursing and Midwifery in Trinity College Dublin have been working with people with epilepsy in Ireland to identify the common strategies that are used in the process of telling others about their epilepsy.
4 Dec 2017
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Economic impact of the League of European Research Universities
In 2016, the 23 member universities of the League of European Research Universities (LERU) generated a collective economic value of €99.8 billion in Gross Value Added and 1.3 million jobs.
1 Dec 2017
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World’s first nutrigenomic supplement for horses will boost exercise performance
Developed by Plusvital, the supplement will be given to thoroughbred racehorses with certain genetic types that under-produce a key compound that supports muscles during exercise.
30 Nov 2017
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Genocide and ethnic cleansing in our times: from Rwanda to the Rohingyas
Genocide and ethnic cleansing was the focus of a public discussion in Trinity this week organised as part of Trinity Long Room Hub’s Behind the Headlines discussion series.
30 Nov 2017
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Nobel Laureate Prof William Campbell launches Undergraduate Science Programme
The Nobel laureate who has said about Trinity that “there’s no other university I would rather have been to,” launched the new Undergraduate Science Programme during a special return visit to his alma mater.
29 Nov 2017
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Researchers harness new technology to find improved ways of understanding MND
Researchers in the Academic Unit of Neurology at Trinity College Dublin have been studying brain wave patterns in the neurodegenerative condition Motor Neuron Disease (MND). They have made the surprising discovery that some specific parts of the brain are ‘over-connected’ in MND, while other parts show reduced activity as the brain networks disintegrate.
29 Nov 2017
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Sports scholars celebrated
Public Theatre event to celebrate this year’s 63 athletes
28 Nov 2017
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Trinity Innovation Awards 2017 – Celebrating Innovative Research
Researchers at Trinity College Dublin were acknowledged for their innovative research and entrepreneurship at the Trinity Innovation Awards 2017 special awards ceremony last night [November 27th, 2017]. The highest accolade, the Provost Innovation Award went to Professor of Biochemistry, Luke O'Neill for his outstanding contribution to innovation throughout his career.
28 Nov 2017