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How to start weightlifting after 60

Being strong as you age can help you maintain independence for longer, make you more resistant to injuries and falls and is great for overall wellbeing. Julie Broderick and Fiona Kennedy from the School of Medicine write in The Conversation on how to start to build your strength when you are over 60.

11 Jul 2024

Health|Research

Scientists discover how to improve vaccine responses to potentially deadly bacterium

The researchers from Trinity have taken a leap forward in understanding how we might fight back against the potentially deadly MRSA bacterium.

8 Jul 2024

Health|Research|Science

Low-dose aspirin could help prevent pregnancy complications caused by flu infections

The study - a collaboration between Trinity College, Royal Melbourne Institute (RMIT), Australia and University of South Australia - has been published in the journal Frontiers in Immunology.

3 Jul 2024

Health|Research

Prof Joseph Keane recognised by the American Thoracic Society

The recent award was in appreciation of his exemplary support and commitment to the pulmonary infection and tuberculosis assembly.

27 Jun 2024

Awards and Funding|Health|Research

Trinity Student Counselling receives prestigious accreditation

Trinity Student Counselling Services has become the first European university service of its kind to be accredited by the International Accreditation of Counseling Services (IACS), which sets benchmarks for professional counselling on college and university campuses worldwide.

27 Jun 2024

Community|Health|Students

What's the economic impact of changing how healthcare is delivered to older people in the emergency department?

The proposed addition of a specialised team to the existing care in ED increases a patient’s quality of life and presents, according to Trinity and UL researchers, a potential national saving of €2.4 billion.

26 Jun 2024

Health|Research

Challenging Stasis: Managing Chronic Disease with Exercise

The inaugural lecture of Professor Juliette Hussey will take place on Thursday 27th June at 6pm in the Trinity Centre for Health Sciences, Dublin 8.

24 Jun 2024

Health|Research

European leaders converge at Trinity to tackle AI's greatest challenges and opportunities

From healthcare to human rights, today's landmark conference organised by the ADAPT Centre at Trinity is driving global dialogue on AI's transformative power.

19 Jun 2024

Culture|Health|Research|Science

Partnership with Naas General Hospital adds nursing placements

NGH has been designated as an Academic Nurse Teaching Hospital in partnership with Trinity, serving as one of the primary clinical bases and parent hospitals for the Bachelor of Science in General Nursing programme. From September, 12 Trinity nursing students will have the opportunity to complete clinical placements there.

19 Jun 2024

Health|Students

St James’s Hospital celebrates 40th anniversary of Ireland's first bone marrow transplant

Home to the National Adult Stem Cell Transplant Centre, over 3,750 stem cell and bone marrow transplants have taken place at the hospital since 1984

10 Jun 2024

Community|Health|Innovation|Research