Brain biology points to new treatments for MS and addictionResearch Lives: Prof Keith Murphy, Professor of Neuropharmacology, UCDThu Jan 14 2021 - 06:00
‘When engineers design a product, we need to consider ways it could fail’Research Lives: Bryan Naab, PhD student, I-Form centre for advanced manufacturing, UCDThu Dec 24 2020 - 06:00
‘I knew something was desperately wrong with me because I couldn’t open my eyes’Dr Rosie Magan on how she is returning to work in science after a brain injuryThu Dec 10 2020 - 06:10
Brown dwarf stars: What’s the weather like up there?Research Lives: ‘This kind of astronomy is probably the ultimate in remote working’Thu Nov 26 2020 - 03:00
Irish designer of Oxford vaccine: ‘I’ve never worked so hard in my life’Tess Lambe estimates three billion doses of the Covid-19 jab will be available to distributeMon Nov 23 2020 - 12:57
Covid-19 and carbs: How coronavirus hides and attaches to cellsDr Elisa Fadda, assistant professor, Department of Chemistry, Maynooth UniversityMon Nov 02 2020 - 16:34
Science books to peruse this pandemic winterSonia Shah, Rita Colwell, Luke O’Neill and Fergus Shanahan inform and delightThu Oct 29 2020 - 01:00
Spit not yet polished for coronavirus testingSaliva may prove useful for screening for Covid-19, but it has limitationsThu Oct 22 2020 - 01:30
Digging into heritage for more resilient barleyResearch Lives: Dr Sónia Negrão, assistant professor in plant sciences at UCDThu Oct 22 2020 - 01:00
A scaffold for healingResearch Lives: Prof Fergal O’Brien, RCSI professor of bioengineering and regenerative medicineThu Oct 08 2020 - 01:00
Autism and sleep disruption – a family affairResearch Lives: Dr Lorna Lopez, lecturer in the Department of Biology and Kathleen Lonsdale Institute for Human Health Research, Maynooth UniversityThu Sept 24 2020 - 06:00
Let’s go outside: The why, how and where of getting outdoors, whatever the weather‘If you are exposed to green spaces and nature, your health and brain function benefit’Sat Sept 19 2020 - 06:00
The intense marathon of making a vaccine against Covid-19Research Lives: Dr Teresa (Tess) Lambe, associate professor and investigator at The Jenner Institute, University of OxfordThu Sept 10 2020 - 01:00
Getting to the heart of machine learning and complex humansRESEARCH LIVES: Abeba Birhane, PhD student at UCD’s Complex Software Lab and LeroThu Aug 27 2020 - 06:00
Crystal clear water from the airResearch Lives: Prof Mike Zaworotko, Bernal chair of crystal engineering, University of LimerickThu Aug 13 2020 - 06:00
Speed, success, diplomacy and delivery: the formula for a Covid-19 vaccineNumerous coronavirus vaccines are being developed, but none is assured of successTue Aug 11 2020 - 06:01
Stimulating long-term memory T cells to fight coronavirusT-cells could potentially be used to achieve more sustained immunity against the diseaseThu Jul 30 2020 - 01:00
Bedrest and bears - clues for spaceflight and ageingResearch Lives: PhD researcher John Noone of DCU School of Health and Human Performance and National Institute for Cellular BiologyThu Jul 23 2020 - 01:00
Using mutations to track the pandemic coronavirusResearch Lives: Áine O’Toole, PhD student at University of EdinburghThu Jul 09 2020 - 01:00
A carbohydrate ‘Velcro’ to snare agents of diseaseResearch Lives: Prof Lokesh Joshi, Stokes professor of glycoscience and research VP at NUI GalwayThu Jun 25 2020 - 01:00
A crystal view of molecular clustering by drug compoundsResearch Lives: Shubhangi Kakkar, successful PhD candidate, SFI Research Centre for Pharmaceuticals, Bernal Institute, University of LimerickThu Jun 11 2020 - 01:00
Blood clot clues and the reach of Covid-19The lungs may be the coronavirus gateway, but it can extend much further into the bodyTue Jun 09 2020 - 06:01
How to get one dance step ahead of Covid-19Understanding the biochemical interplay between virus and cell could help identify new ways to tackle coronavirusThu Jun 04 2020 - 01:00
Encouraging health behaviours to tackle the pandemicResearch Lives: Prof Molly Byrne, director of the Health Behaviour Change Research Group NUIG School of PsychologyThu May 28 2020 - 01:01
Got a moment? Help research into life under Covid-19 restrictionsFrom attitudes to eating habits, online surveys are looking for information during lockdownWed May 27 2020 - 12:58
How to get the message across during a pandemicResearch lives: Barbara Gormley, post-graduate researcher at DCU School of CommunicationsThu May 14 2020 - 01:00
Open your windows this weekend - your home needs the airScientists at DCU have identified pollutants in homes due to Covid-19 lockdownSat May 09 2020 - 06:00
Taking the sting out of vaccine deliveryResearch lives: Dr Anne Moore, senior lecturer, UCC School of Biochemistry and Cell BiologyThu Apr 30 2020 - 01:21
Ivermectin emerges as possible treatment option for Covid-19Findings on anti-parasite drug ‘needs perspective’ – Irish Nobel laureateThu Apr 23 2020 - 09:00
Covid-19 response team: Modellers help conquer that steep cases curveAstrophysicist uses his mathmatical models to model numbers and trends from virusFri Apr 17 2020 - 18:40
Antibody testing key to assessing spread of Covid-19 in populationRolling out effective test would give greater certainty about measures to end lockdownMon Apr 13 2020 - 06:00
Putting the new coronavirus firmly in the pictureCreating a visual representation that communicates the precise ‘moment of infection’Thu Apr 09 2020 - 01:00
Coronavirus: What day of the week is it again?Your body clock helps keep you healthy. So how can you wind it during lockdown?Wed Apr 08 2020 - 06:01
Bats, pangolins and viral Lego: curious clues of the new coronavirus‘We need to look at why horseshoe bats don’t get sick from coronavirus’ – Irish scientistTue Apr 07 2020 - 17:23
Coronavirus: ‘Everyone wants to help’ – Irish researchers respond to Covid-19 crisisEfforts include setting up a tracing call centre, donating equipment and linking scientists to areas of needTue Mar 31 2020 - 13:08
Seeing smaller picture with nanoscale technology in vibration-free spaceResearch lives: Maurice Burke, chief technical officer, DCU Nano Research FacilityThu Mar 26 2020 - 06:00
Coronavirus: The Irishman researching how vaccines can be more effective in older peopleResearch Lives: Dr David Dowling, principal investigator, Adjuvant Discovery & Development Lab at Boston Children’s Hospital; instructor in paediatrics, Harvard Medical SchoolFri Mar 20 2020 - 11:31
The record-breaking power of storm waves at AranResearch Lives: Prof Rónadh Cox, Edward Brust professor of geology and mineralogy, Williams College, Massachusetts and UCD School of Earth SciencesThu Mar 12 2020 - 00:00
Pancake printers and Twitter knitters: bringing ideas to life at Science Hack DayA two-day hackathon in Dublin aims to bring people together to make creative and fun projectsThu Mar 05 2020 - 00:00
Figuring out how to detect environmental DNAResearch Lives: Molly-Ann Williams, PhD student at DCU School of Biotechnology and Water InstituteThu Feb 27 2020 - 01:00
Exploring a hands-on approach to engaging with scienceResearch lives: Dr Muriel Grenon, founder and director of Cell ExplorersThu Feb 13 2020 - 06:00
A better forecast for space weatherResearch lives: Dr Sophie Murray is a research fellow at TCD and Dublin Institute for Advanced StudiesThu Jan 30 2020 - 01:00
‘The clock is ticking and the time to green our labs is now!’Research lives: Dr Una FitzGerald, director of Galway Neuroscience Centre, NUIG, and founder of Galway Green LabsThu Jan 23 2020 - 01:02
Seeking immunity from the ill effects of obesityResearch Lives: Dr Andrew Hogan, principal investigator with the Metabolic Immunology Research Group, Maynooth UniversityThu Jan 09 2020 - 06:20
Getting the measure of fermented foodsResearch Lives: John Leech, PhD researcher at APC Microbiome IrelandFri Nov 29 2019 - 13:05
SFI awards showcase breadth of researchBioeconomy pioneer wins researcher of the year awardThu Nov 28 2019 - 06:47
The Dubliner driving environmental innovation in EuropeResearch lives: Dr John Bell, director of Healthy Planet, DG Research & Innovation, European CommissionThu Nov 28 2019 - 06:00
Finding new ways to live with Fabry‘We don’t know who most of the patients with Fabry in Ireland are, so we want to build up awareness and be in a position to support them’Wed Nov 20 2019 - 06:01
Why gene editing is decade’s most significant innovationIrish Times readers recognised importance of altering genes in living cells in recent voteThu Nov 14 2019 - 06:13
Ever wonder how the brain works? This expert shines a lightResearch lives: Shane O’Mara, Professor of Experimental Brain Research at Trinity College DublinThu Nov 14 2019 - 06:00
