Bright new future for Derry and Strabane
Fourth-largest city poised to lure more people and jobs under major investment drive
How Covid affects your brain in the long term
The lasting impact on the millions who have had the disease is still being assessed
Covid-stopping nasal spray: The silver bullet we’ve been waiting for?
With the virus rampant despite jabs, trials are underway to create intranasal vaccines
Alopecia: The condition that Jada Pinkett Smith lives with, and Chris Rock made fun of
Chris Rock’s joke brought the condition into the spotlight, which affects one in 50 people
Pace of tech innovation in Ireland fantastic, say Stripe founders
Collison brothers indicate ‘massive optimism for technology and science sector’ in State
Segmented sleep: Could staying awake at night help insomnia?
The pandemic has allowed some to return to a former way of sleeping: in segments
The many ways alcohol affects your sleep, no matter your age
Alcohol disrupts the normal phases of deeper and lighter sleep we go through every night
Joanne O'Riordan: Well engineered sports bra pivotal to performance
Women deserve choice – and with that comes complexity associated with all types and size
Covid-19 attacks fat cells, leaving obese patients more vulnerable, study finds
Scientists show why overweight people are more likely to suffer severely from virus
Barretstown: ‘You gave me back my child, the child that was there before they got sick’
The Co Kildare camp is open again, to help children who are sick ‘feel a bit normal’
Combatting low health literacy that’s affecting a quarter of Irish people
Charities team up to help cancer patients get most out of medical appointments
Barretstown: What Paul Newman did for Saoirse, Kitty, Julie and Isaac
The Co Kildare camp was set up by a man who ‘wanted to help kids who were sick feel a bit normal’
Unravelling the molecular mysteries of leaky guts
Research Lives: Prof Declan McCole, professor of biomedical sciences at University of California, Riverside
Over-reliance on gardaí in mental health crises sees children ‘criminalised’ - report
Officers did best to cope with complex cases but felt ill-equipped, research finds
Another 1,725 cases of Covid-19 reported in the State
Over 10,000 vaccines administered over past four days, says HSE chief
Five experts, five tips: How to take care of your skin
From moisturisers to steroids, there is plenty we can do to protect our skin
‘Alexa, analyse my bowel movement’: Will we all soon have smart toilets?
High-tech loos could help monitor our health – but also share our private information
Anti-vaccination campaigner Dolores Cahill no longer employed by UCD
Controversial academic said children who wore face masks would have a lower IQ
In The News: Are we ready for the next pandemic?
The world is more at risk of a global outbreak than any other time in history
Dr Michael Dorman – GP’s empathy and energy won him the respect of generations of patients
An Appreciation
Fitbits showed elevated heart rates for those who recovered from Covid-19
US research suggests wearable devices provide insights into so-called long Covid
UCD academic Dolores Cahill resigns as chair of Irish Freedom Party
Anti-lockdown activist had made unsubstantiated claims at St Patrick’s Day rally
Living in fear: domestic violence during the Covid-19 pandemic
There is evidence gardaí received 25 per cent more calls last April/May compared to 2019
Five experts, five tips: How to maintain good musculoskeletal health
Part three of a series where health professionals share their tips for a healthy lifestyle
Older people should increase exercise prior to Covid-19 vaccination – report
Trinity team outlines ways to boost uptake, efficacy of vaccine among vulnerable group
Sewage in cities offers chance to warn of future virus outbreaks
Global study shows sewage surveillance quickly identifies viruses in community
Coronavirus: Researchers in US confirm case of reinfection
Young man with no underlying conditions infected with Covid-19 on separate occasions
Midlands lockdown: Movement restrictions in place for residents of Kildare, Laois and Offaly
Garda checkpoints to enforce new travel limits, cafes and pubs to close for two weeks
UCD school of medicine disassociates itself from professor’s views
Prof Dolores Cahill claims she wants to ‘debunk the narrative’ surrounding Covid-19
Irish medics likely to start treating Covid-19 patients with dexamethasone
Widely-available drug shown in UK to significantly reduce death rate
UCD professor asked to resign from EU committee over Covid-19 claims
Dolores Cahill promised to ‘debunk’ pandemic in interview with alt-right activist
Innovation is key in battle against Covid-19
Businesses and scientists adapt and invent essential equipment and services for hospitals and communities
PPE decontamination methods under scrutiny as shortage persists
HSE under pressure to fast-track ways to make single-use PPE reusable up to 20 times
Pfizer begins testing its Covid-19 vaccine on humans
Experimental trials will involve 360 patients in two age groups in bid to fast-track vaccine
Potentially lethal bacteria found in Irish bathing waters deemed ‘excellent’ by EU
NUI Galway academics tested samples from sea, rivers and lakes
How Taiwan has confounded predictions in fending off the worst of Covid-19
‘I think we were the front-runner of alertness’
Taoiseach pledges that 1,000 medicine graduates will be offered an internship
Varadkar makes announcement at virtual graduation ceremony for 197 new doctors at University College Cork
Antibody testing key to assessing spread of Covid-19 in population
Rolling out effective test would give greater certainty about measures to end lockdown
Irish researchers develop split ventilator for use on two Covid-19 patients at once
The new device was developed by clinicians and members of the med tech sector in Galway
Immune cell discovery could treat ‘wide range of cancers’
Cardiff researchers find new immune cell that kills most human cancer types
How to improve your mental health . . . one step at a time
Evidence shows that exercise has a powerful effect in treating depression – even a 10-minute walk has benefits
Are there any real links between wireless technology and health?
The blossoming anxiety over professed health risks of 5G can be traced to a single scientist and a single chart
Putting research at the heart of Ireland’s healthcare
Prof Helen Whelton argues encouraging innovation offers best outcomes for patients
Study shows Apple Watch detects irregular heartbeat
Web Log: Apple-sponsored study finds Watch had 71% positive predictive value
Getting to the heart of research on medicines, body clocks and ageing
Research Lives: Dr Garret A FitzGerald, University of Pennsylvania professor of pharmacology and therapeutics
Does my unhealthy relationship with food mean I’m an addict?
Jokes aside about being ‘addicted’ to ice cream, failing to control food consumption, despite negative impacts, is a problem
Vaping may not be as safe as previously thought, study finds
Effects similar to those seen in smokers and lung disease suffers
Pregnant women using e-cigarettes may be increasing risk of cot-death
Early research shows any kind of nicotine exposure heightens chances of Sids
Irish scientists find distinct immune system in newborn babies
Researchers identify ‘danger signals’ efficient at triggering immune response in infants.
Stand back: hand dryers may be blowing bacteria your way
Weblog: new research suggests hand dryers should be replaced by low-tech paper towels
Poor bear the brunt of 9m pollution-linked deaths a year
‘Lancet’ findings: Most detailed review of pollution impact on global health ever compiled
First female president of Royal College of Physicians is set to take office
Prof Mary Horgan backs vaccine use and does not consider herself a feminist
Sperm count of Western men in downward spiral, study finds
Scientists document 59.3 per cent drop in average amount of sperm produced by Western men between 1973 and 2011
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