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Resources launched to improve post-partum health for women
A new suite of on-line resources will provide vital support to new mothers for their physical and mental well-being.
28 Feb 2020
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Scientists discover new “Jekyll and Hyde” immune cell
These cells play a key protective role in immunity to infection but – if unregulated – also mediate tissue damage in autoimmune disorders. The findings should help us design more effective vaccines to prevent infections such as MRSA, and new therapies for autoimmune diseases, such as multiple sclerosis.
27 Feb 2020
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Trinity researchers make asthma breakthrough
The discovery may eventually lead to improved therapeutic options for people living with asthma. The researchers behind the work, led by Professor Luke O'Neill, have uncovered a critical role for a protein (Caspase-11), which had previously never been implicated in the disease.
26 Feb 2020
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Professor Luciano Rezzolla delivers inaugural lecture as honorary Andrews Professor in Astronomy (1783)
Professor Rezzolla’s main research topic is the physics of compact objects, such as black holes and neutron stars.
26 Feb 2020
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Exploring the tumultuous landscape of addiction research, policy and practice
The newly published book covers a range of important issues of addiction research and practice in a balanced and informative way.
26 Feb 2020
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‘Resetting’ immune cells improves traumatic brain injury recovery in preclinical trials
This research suggests that the impact of traumatic injury on brain degeneration may be modifiable a relatively long time after the injury was sustained.
25 Feb 2020
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Trinity wins Best Green Campus Award 2020
Trinity College Dublin won the Best Green Campus Award at The Education Awards 2020 on February 20 for its unsurpassed strong commitment to make a positive environmental impact and contribute to a sustainable future.
21 Feb 2020
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Trinity Long Room Hub celebrates 10 years as flagship research institute
The Trinity Long Room Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute yesterday celebrated its 10th anniversary by highlighting the contribution of the Arts and Humanities to public debates in Ireland and internationally over the past ten years.
20 Feb 2020
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Trinity Green Week 2020: Food and its impact on climate change
Provost Patrick Prendergast, Trinity alumnus Senator David Norris and Green Party member Saoirse McHugh launched Trinity’s annual Green Week.
20 Feb 2020
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New discovery has important implications for treating common eye disease
Scientists from Trinity have discovered that the molecule TLR2, which recognises chemical patterns associated with infection in the body, also seems to play an important role in the development of retinal degeneration.
20 Feb 2020
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