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Pre-emptive action — not reactive mitigation — needed to save pollinators
The All-Ireland Pollinator Plan is now releasing guidelines to enable public and private bodies to help conserve pollinators across the island of Ireland.
9 Aug 2016
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Breastfeeding twice as likely after home births than hospital births
A new study by academics in Trinity College Dublin has found that there is a strong positive relationship between planned birth at home and breast feeding: breastfeeding was twice as likely after planned home births compared to hospital births. The research involved the largest population cohorts comprehensively examined to date for an association between breast feeding outcomes and place of birth in low risk pregnancies.
9 Aug 2016
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Summer school explores Beckett’s ongoing relevance
Exciting public programme aimed at those with casual interest in Beckett
8 Aug 2016
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Scientists seek next-gen whooping cough vaccines
The €28 million project will bring together scientists from 22 countries, with the pre-clinical work led by those from Trinity.
8 Aug 2016
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New study provides picture of rare kidney disease in Ireland
Researchers in Trinity College Dublin have published the first study to report national incidence rates of a rare kidney disease, anti-glomerular basement membrane (anti-GBM) disease. Their study, published in the Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, also showed clustering of cases in time and space, which suggests that there may be an unidentified environmental trigger for the onset of the disease. Professor and Consultant of Nephrology at Trinity’s School of Medicine, Mark Little.
8 Aug 2016
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New insights into a billion-person problem: Ascaris roundworm infection
Scientists have shed new light on Ascaris infection, which affects 1 billion people worldwide. Targeting specific liver proteins may offer new preventative options.
5 Aug 2016
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Trinity set to cheer on Green Machine
Pav encouraging all to come out and show support for Ireland men’s hockey team
3 Aug 2016
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Six researchers win prestigious SFI awards
The researchers will pursue specific research projects in strategically important areas over the next four to five years.
3 Aug 2016
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Geneticists pinpoint three new genes with important roles in MND
The findings sprung from the largest ever MND genetic analysis, which involved scientists from 17 countries across the globe.
26 Jul 2016
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Negative Legacy of Direct Provision
Report examines serious challenges faced by those transitioning to life in the wider community
20 Jul 2016