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On The Radar

The pick of the science news.

Thu Feb 19 2009 - 00:00

Growing awareness in mental health

A NEW LIFE: Paul Clabby overcame mental health difficulties with the support of Grow, and now he is helping other young adults…

Tue Feb 17 2009 - 00:00

HIV drug could raise heart attack risk

A WIDELY used anti-HIV drug could raise heart attack risk by encouraging blood clots to form, according to a new study by Irish…

Tue Feb 17 2009 - 00:00

Eating fish is 'crucial' for baby's brain

EATING FISH and seafoods during pregnancy is crucial for a baby’s brain development, according to a scientist who will speak …

Tue Feb 17 2009 - 00:00

Anniversary events, from garden walks to musical chairs

Join the celebrations to mark the bicentennial of Charles Darwin’s birth

Thu Feb 12 2009 - 00:00

Stories of life and death in the theatre

How and why did the Irish Council for Bioethics find itself backing a play exploring the ethical issues surrounding euthanasia…

Thu Feb 05 2009 - 00:00

Resistant strain may render anti-malaria drug useless

A FRONT-LINE anti-malaria drug currently used around the world could become useless unless an emerging pocket of drug resistance…

Tue Feb 03 2009 - 00:00

Was Darwin wrong about the origins?

DUBLIN: THIS YEAR marks the 200th anniversary of one of the most celebrated scientists of recent centuries, and 150 years since…

Mon Feb 02 2009 - 00:00

This time, it's personal

Too much information is paralysing

Mon Feb 02 2009 - 00:00

Marriage of convenience

A new mass spectrometry facility in NUI Galway provides a vital link between research and industry with the aim of discovering…

Mon Feb 02 2009 - 00:00

ON THE RADAR

The pick of the science news

Thu Jan 22 2009 - 00:00

ON THE RADAR

The pick of the science news

Thu Jan 15 2009 - 00:00

Trapped Wind

GREEN ISSUE: ENERGY: The biggest problem with wind as an energy source has always been its unpredictable nature

Mon Jan 05 2009 - 00:00

'Images' from brain blood analysis

KYOTO: 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-outs

GREEN ISSUE: ENVIRONMENT: Can we really buy salvation for our environmental sins or is carbon offsetting a cod?

Mon Jan 05 2009 - 00:00

Fat factor found in the genes

IT 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 roadside

The 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 lab

UCD 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

ON THE RADAR

The pick of the science news

Thu Dec 04 2008 - 00:00

Genetics to feature in treatment of diet-linked illnesses

A 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

On the Radar

The pick of the science news

Thu Nov 27 2008 - 00:00

Unsung heroines of science recalled

SCIENCE 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 aquatic

A 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

On the Radar

The pick of the science news

Thu Nov 06 2008 - 00:00

Patients' stem cells limit heart damage

DELIVERING 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 professor

GENETIC 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

On the Radar

The pick of the science news

Thu Oct 16 2008 - 01:00

Giving migraine a headache

Beaumont Hospital's specialist migraine clinic celebrates its 10th birthday

Tue Oct 14 2008 - 01:00

Warning over safety of food supplements

FOOD SUPPLEMENTS that offer health-promoting properties could also contain potentially harmful contaminants, a conference in …

Tue Oct 14 2008 - 01:00

On the Radar

The pick of the science news

Thu Oct 09 2008 - 01:00

Siamese fighting fish in a new battle

OREGON: 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 examined

What 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 mice

A TEAM including Irish scientists has successfully stopped cancer cells from spreading in mice

Tue Sept 30 2008 - 01:00

DNA database of offenders could help solve crimes, says former US attorney

A 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 told

PERSONALISED 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 diseases

GENETIC 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 needs

GENETICALLY 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 fight

WE 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 queried

UCD 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 energy

NETHERLANDS:  It has to be the most eye-catching way of harnessing energy

Mon Sept 01 2008 - 01:00

Keeping track of birds

GERMANY: Bird species are disappearing from Europe's forests, but a new approach may help at last to assess the situation

Mon Sept 01 2008 - 01:00

Mental illness linked to genes, says expert

GENETIC 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

Bags more time

A NEW LIFE: A former recruitment consultant is glad she swapped her career for handbags

Tue Aug 26 2008 - 01:00

Finding better treatments for depression in terminal illness

Mind-altering agents like the hallucinogen LSD may have a bad reputation

Tue Aug 19 2008 - 01:00

Institute to tackle ethical issues

Ethical 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 finding

IRISH RESEARCHERS have played a key role in a new discovery about the genetics of schizophrenia

Tue Aug 05 2008 - 01:00

Alzheimer drug slows cognitive decline

A 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 newborns

A 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 head

About one in 10 children in Ireland has migraine but much of it goes undiagnosed

Tue Jul 15 2008 - 01:00
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