Diets of fathers can affect future health of offspring, study finds

Low-protein paternal diet may affect heart health of children, researchers say

EU network to let students transfer ‘seamlessly’ between colleges

Trinity and DCU selected as part of new ‘European University’ initiative

Plane speaking: airports a hotbed of infectious diseases

From security trays to infected passengers on aircraft, flying puts us at risk of contracting a host of respiratory viruses

How plastic trays at airport security and tray tables can make you sick

Dublin Airport says security trays are ‘cleaned on a continuous cycle’

Call for Ireland to maintain strong research links with UK after Brexit

Royal Irish Academy admits 28 new members

Research confirms HPV vaccine effective

‘No evidence’ to support doubters of cervical cancer preventer

Publicly funded and legally regulated fertility treatment is ‘critical’

Expert predicts number of women freezing their eggs to have babies later in life will rise

Alzheimer’s risk ‘can increase’ by living close to busy road – study

Study tracked progress of more than six million Canadian adults for 11 years

How many galaxies are there? Tough question, even for Hubble

Astronomers make estimate of 2 trillion - but many galaxies are still lurking in the dark

China mobilises to welcome leaders for G20 meeting

Big industrial nations to meet against a background of global tension

Dog sperm may answer questions about human fertility

New study finds link between environmental contaminants and declining canine virility

Zika vaccines give 100% protection to mice, research finds

US scientists closer to developing Zika vaccine with human trials set to start this year

McIlroy decision ‘sensible’ if he is planning to become a father soon

Biomedical expert says ‘little to worry about’ for most people from Zika virus

Trinity College tops in Europe for producing entrepreneurs

UCD also included in list of top universities with graduates that go on to lead start-ups

Scare alert: It’s true, spiders can ‘walk’ on water

Using the wind, the eight-legged creatures can cover 30km a day

Belfast spin-out to create 10 jobs

EventMAP, which optimises timetabling and resource management within universities, secures financial support of £85,000

Almost one in three colleges ‘won’t hit performance targets’

Universities seeking more fee-paying international students to boost finances, forum hears

Medieval garlic ‘potion’ kills MRSA, researchers find

Recipe in 1,000-year-old manuscript yields ‘astonishing’ results in treating superbug

President calls for discourse between economics and human rights

Right to health the focus of President Higgin’s ethics initiative conference at NUIG

Treating healthcare as a human right

President’s ethical initiative inspires conference

Coeliac cases in children triple in UK over 20 years

Children from less well-off backgrounds only half as likely to be diagnosed, study finds

China’s urban dwellers a potent draw for Irish firms seeking markets

British lobby group CBBC has lessons for Irish companies

Hong Kong protests have produced no real winners

The demonstrators have failed to win concessions but the authorities have failed to stifle demands for democracy

China cracks down on corruption to shore up Communist Party support

Xi Jinping sees fighting graft as central to Party survival

Jury is still out on whether ‘vaping’ is the best way to give up the smokes

My Education Week: “People are savvier in a digital era”

My Education Week: Rosie Hand, programme co-ordinator of the masters in advertising at DIT

Examining impact of austerity on human rights

Sheehy Skeffington remembered

Opposition mounts to building of wind farms in midlands

Roscommon couple take issue with contentious UK study

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