'Images' from brain blood analysisKYOTO: Tinfoil hats at the ready - researchers in Japan have developed a method of "seeing" what you see by analysing the blood…Mon Jan 05 2009 - 00:00
Carbon cop-outsGREEN ISSUE: ENVIRONMENT: Can we really buy salvation for our environmental sins or is carbon offsetting a cod?Mon Jan 05 2009 - 00:00
Trapped WindGREEN ISSUE: ENERGY: The biggest problem with wind as an energy source has always been its unpredictable natureMon Jan 05 2009 - 00:00
Fat factor found in the genesIT BORDERS on heresy to say it, but whether you join the estimated one in four adults in Ireland who is obese or not is influenced…Tue Dec 16 2008 - 00:00
Treasures on the roadsideThe road-building programme has been accused of destroying archaeological sites, but digs have revealed fascinating material, …Sat Dec 06 2008 - 00:00
Asexual revolution breaks out in the labUCD researchers have discovered a deadly fungus that may help transplant and other patients who are at high risk from a common…Thu Dec 04 2008 - 00:00
Genetics to feature in treatment of diet-linked illnessesA CHECK-UP in the future could involve getting a personalised genetic read-out for preventing and treating diet-related conditions…Tue Dec 02 2008 - 00:00
Unsung heroines of science recalledSCIENCE WEEK IRELAND: REBELLIOUS DOCTORS, early rock stars and a pioneer of plant viruses were among the Irish women scientists…Mon Nov 17 2008 - 00:00
Primary school students get lessons in the life aquaticA FIVE-LESSON programme on water conservation for primary schools was launched by broadcaster Éanna ní Lamhna yesterday at Dundalk…Thu Nov 13 2008 - 00:00
Increase in average human lifespan 'a challenge of gigantic proportions'SCIENCE WEEK IRELAND: THE AVERAGE human lifespan in the developed world is increasing by about five hours each day, a phenomenon…Wed Nov 12 2008 - 00:00
Patients' stem cells limit heart damageDELIVERING STEM cells to a patient's heart in the crucial hours after a heart attack could dramatically improve survival and …Tue Oct 28 2008 - 00:00
Genetics could be key to understanding autoimmune diseases, says professorGENETIC CLUES could hold the key to understanding auto-immune conditions where the body attacks its own tissues, according to…Tue Oct 21 2008 - 01:00
Warning over safety of food supplementsFOOD SUPPLEMENTS that offer health-promoting properties could also contain potentially harmful contaminants, a conference in …Tue Oct 14 2008 - 01:00
Giving migraine a headacheBeaumont Hospital's specialist migraine clinic celebrates its 10th birthdayTue Oct 14 2008 - 01:00
Siamese fighting fish in a new battleOREGON: THE SIAMESE fighting fish is weighing into a new battle - against food-borne bacteria that cause illness in humans.Mon Oct 06 2008 - 01:00
It's time to have the brain examinedWhat better way to show how science - and the brain - works than to let the public in on the experiment?Thu Oct 02 2008 - 01:00
Irish scientists stop cancer cells spreading in miceA TEAM including Irish scientists has successfully stopped cancer cells from spreading in miceTue Sept 30 2008 - 01:00
DNA database of offenders could help solve crimes, says former US attorneyA DNA database of known offenders could help solve crime in Ireland, according to a Californian official who prosecuted OJ Simpson…Mon Sept 22 2008 - 01:00
Genetic tests very revealing, forum toldPERSONALISED GENETIC tests that tell people about their risk of diseases stirred up controversy at a forum in Dublin this weekend…Mon Sept 22 2008 - 01:00
Genetic diversity may hold clues to modern diseasesGENETIC DIVERSITY in African populations could hold important clues about modern diseases like obesity, high blood pressure and…Sat Sept 20 2008 - 01:00
GM 'pharming' may address drug needsGENETICALLY MODIFIED plants that produce therapeutic drugs can help address our increasing global need for pharmaceuticals, a…Fri Sept 19 2008 - 01:00
More research funding needed in infection fightWE ARE approaching antibiotic resistance with a “20th-century mentality”, and more research funding is urgently needed to discover…Thu Sept 18 2008 - 01:00
Oxygen's role in extinctions queriedUCD researchers raise doubts that low oxygen caused mass extinctions, such as the one that wiped out the dinosaurs writes Claire…Thu Sept 04 2008 - 01:00
Flying the kite for a new source of renewable energyNETHERLANDS: It has to be the most eye-catching way of harnessing energyMon Sept 01 2008 - 01:00
Keeping track of birdsGERMANY: Bird species are disappearing from Europe's forests, but a new approach may help at last to assess the situationMon Sept 01 2008 - 01:00
Bags more timeA NEW LIFE: A former recruitment consultant is glad she swapped her career for handbagsTue Aug 26 2008 - 01:00
Mental illness linked to genes, says expertGENETIC STUDIES are helping to piece together the puzzle of how our genes contribute to mental illness, and are paving the way…Tue Aug 26 2008 - 01:00
Finding better treatments for depression in terminal illnessMind-altering agents like the hallucinogen LSD may have a bad reputationTue Aug 19 2008 - 01:00
Institute to tackle ethical issuesEthical dilemmas such as life support and embryonic stem cell research will be considered at a new institute at Dublin City University…Tue Aug 12 2008 - 01:00
Irish teams play key role in genetic findingIRISH RESEARCHERS have played a key role in a new discovery about the genetics of schizophreniaTue Aug 05 2008 - 01:00
Alzheimer drug slows cognitive declineA NEW DRUG has slowed cognitive decline by up to 81 per cent in Alzheimer patients during early pharmaceutical trials, it has…Tue Aug 05 2008 - 01:00
Screening of mothers to protect newbornsA rapid test to determine whether a woman in labour is infected with Group B Strep, which could potentially be harmful to the…Thu Jul 17 2008 - 01:00
A terrible ache that's not all in the headAbout one in 10 children in Ireland has migraine but much of it goes undiagnosedTue Jul 15 2008 - 01:00
GREEN OPERATORSRENEWABLE ENERGY: If you move to renewables, make sure to factor in energy efficiency into your decision, writes Claire O'Connell…Mon Jul 14 2008 - 01:00
Every parent's nightmareONE SUNDAY night six years ago, Juliet Magnier's nine-month-old son Oisín fell illTue Jul 08 2008 - 01:00
Folic acid delay 'unreasonable'DIRECTOR OF the Boyne Research Institute (BRI), Dr Julianne Byrne, has said that she finds the apparent delay in the introduction…Tue Jul 08 2008 - 01:00
A library of WorthMystery surrounds Edward Worth, a physician who founded an impressive collection of more than 4,000 books in DublinTue Jul 01 2008 - 01:00
High birthweight linked to arthritisBEING HEAVY at birth could double the risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis in later life, according to a new studyTue Jul 01 2008 - 01:00
Homeopathy at centre of 'put up, shut up' planHOMEOPATHY HAS come under fire in Britain, with an offer of a cash prize to anyone who can scientifically prove its efficacy …Tue Jun 24 2008 - 01:00
Crystals hold key to wear-and-wear diseaseMYSTERIOUS CRYSTALS could hold clues to the riddle of treating a debilitating joint diseaseThu Jun 19 2008 - 01:00
Sensor targets hand hygieneA NEW ELECTRONIC monitor is being developed that can help hospital staff clean their hands properly and reduce the spread of …Tue Jun 10 2008 - 01:00
A hard rain fallsEXHIBITION: AS INSPIRATIONAL MOMENTS go, it was a pretty mind-blowing oneSat May 17 2008 - 01:00
Heparin tests: iIMB instructionFollowing recalls of some products containing the blood-thinner heparin in European countries, the US and Japan, the Irish Medicines…Tue Apr 29 2008 - 01:00
Hard to conceive it worksHaving navigated the maze of assisted fertility Fiona McPhillips has compiled a guidebook on trying to conceiveTue Apr 22 2008 - 01:00
The big problem with equipmentObese patients may miss out on medical treatment because of the lack of suitable equipmentTue Apr 22 2008 - 01:00
