It is being heralded as one of the biggest shake-ups to science and innovation in our time, and this week nine biotech start-ups taking part in the IndieBio accelerator will
Healthcare
The Wellcome Trust awards Centre status to programmes that they expect to catalyse and enable world-leading research and innovation in fields that are central to the Trust’s mission. The Trust
Service provides assistance for people undergoing cancer treatment Community-based charity Cancer Care West is to extend support for cancer patients and their families across four western counties from next
Health body to maintain current service level with little room for ‘new developments’ The health budget for next year will allow the HSE to maintain current levels of services in 2015
Google has marked the 100th anniversary of the birth of Dr Jonas Salk, an American virologist who discovered and developed the first successful inactivated polio vaccine, with a new doodle.
For the 1,058 remaining Mars hopefuls, worrying news came for their chances of short-term survival after MIT published a detailed scientific report showing how they’ll likely die within two months.
Often used as a treatment for bacterial infections in the intestines, faecal matter, or poo to you and me, is to be frozen and put in pills to make it
A team of researchers from the Harvard Stem Cell Institute have made a giant leap towards establishing effective treatment for type 1 diabetes. The team of stem cell researchers led
Even before he lost his right hand to an industrial accident 4 years ago, Igor Spetic had family open his medicine bottles. Cotton balls give him goose bumps. Now, blindfolded
In a bid to bring astronauts to Mars who could last the months-long journey, US space agency NASA is looking at possible ways of inducing a coma-like state through extreme
In what is reminiscent of an episode of Grey’s Anatomy, surgeons at Morgan Stanley Children’s Hospital in New York City have 3D printed a heart and saved the life of
Researchers at the University of Queensland have pulled unlikely inspiration in their ground-breaking work developing advanced new cameras that can detect cancer. Mantis shrimps have influenced designs as the marine crustaceans’ eyes can
Cancer, while always dangerous, truly becomes life-threatening when cancer cells begin to spread to different areas throughout the body. Now, researchers at the University of Missouri have discovered that a
Ireland’s Government is to invest €5m over the next five years in a new Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Technology Centre (PMTC) that will be headquartered at the University of Limerick. Damien English,
Researchers in the UK are attempting to obtain a better understanding of sports-related concussions by developing a detector that could be administered to an injured player beside the pitch. The
The best defense is a good offense, especially when it comes to the immune system. The troops that respond to an infection are split into two squadrons, and, until recently,
One shot of an experimental vaccine made from two Ebola virus gene segments incorporated into a chimpanzee cold virus vector (called chimp adenovirus type 3 or ChAd3) protected all four
Scientists from University College Cork (UCC) have developed a micro-needle patch that lowers the amount of vaccine needed for the treatment of malaria and could potentially be used on other
A Galway couple’s start-up has developed technology that will transform aerial drones from weapons of war into life-saving devices that can pinpoint victims by identifying their mobile signals in disaster
Fever is a response to inflammation, and is triggered by an onset of the signaling substance prostaglandin. Researchers at Linköping University in Sweden can now see precisely where these substances
Laboratory-grown replacement organs have moved a step closer with the completion of a new study. Scientists have grown a fully functional organ from transplanted laboratory-created cells in a living animal
The University College Cork (UCC) Centre for Research in Vascular Biology has developed a medical device that promotes the bypass of arterial obstructions, potentially removing the need for open-heart surgery.
Princeton University researchers have developed a way to use a laser to measure people’s blood sugar, and, with more work to shrink the laser system to a portable size, the
The fluorine that is found in products such as toothpaste was likely formed billions of years ago in now dead
Research from ColumbiaUniversityMedicalCenter shows that nerves may play a critical role in stomach cancer growth and that blocking nerve signals
Ordinary rubber bands could be transformed into wearable sensors for monitoring blood pressure, joint movement and blood glucose, as a
Scientists in Northern Ireland claim they have made a significant advance in the fight against hospital superbugs, including those most
Dr Marion McAfee is looking to monitor and improve the manufacture of materials for devices that the body can resorb
The Michael J Fox Foundation and Intel are to work together to develop a wearable sensor that could track the
Siobhán O’Connor is going to TEDMED to spread the word about the Supporting LIFE app being developed through an Irish-led
We didn’t set out to design the world’s most innovative circulating refrigerated bath. We simply set out to solve the
SILBRADE MEDICAL’s construction consists of a core of silicone elastomer, an open polyester braid reinforcing layer, and a cover layer
Leukaemia research may lead to new drugs for difficult-to-treat breast cancers, say scientists. These types of tumours cannot be treated
Adults who watch TV for three hours or more each day may double their risk of premature death compared to
As the number of pacemakers implanted each year reaches into the millions worldwide, improving the lifespan of pacemaker batteries has
Researchers at the University of British Columbia have identified a small molecule that prevents bacteria from forming into bio-films, a
In the Lewis Carroll classic, Through the Looking Glass, Humpty Dumpty states, “When I use a word, it means just what I choose
Disease-causing bacteria can linger on surfaces commonly found in airplane cabins for days, even up to a week, according to
In a major scientific review of research on e-cigarettes, UC San Francisco scientists found that industry claims about the devices
Scientists say they’ve uncovered one reason zebras have stripes: they act like insect repellant, keeping away blood-sucking flies. Experimental work
Researchers from The University of Texas at Dallas and the University of Tokyo have created electronic devices that become soft
With its palm open, the robot is completely motionless. A split second later, it suddenly unwinds and catches all sorts
Frequent arguments with partners, relatives, or neighbours may boost the risk of death from any cause in middle age, suggests
What is the secret to ageing more slowly and living longer? Not antioxidants, apparently. “people believe that free radicals, the
Pfizer has reported quarterly revenue well below Wall Street expectations on falling sales of key brands and generic drugs. The
BioMarin Manufacturing Ireland, a subsidiary of BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc., is to add the positions at its Dublin Global Commercial Operations
Pfizer has opened a new $30 million unit at its Ringaskiddy facility. The New Product Technology Laboratory will allow the Cork plant
The gene mutation that causes Huntington’s disease appears in every cell in the body, yet kills only two types of
New research published in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes) shows that increasing coffee consumption by
There are five healthy behaviours that appear to significantly reduce the risk of dementia, according to a 35-year study that
Treating food products with select bacteriophages—viruses that target and kill bacteria—could significantly reduce concentrations of E. coli, a new study shows.
Swiss drug-maker Novartis is transforming its business by exchanging certain assets with GlaxoSmithKline and divesting its animal health business to
Monday 7th April: The Irish Cancer Society and Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) have today announced a partnership that aims
Clinical research group Venn Life Sciences has moved to address an EU ban on cosmetic and skincare products tested on
The Trinity College Dublin (TCD) School of Psychology has begun the search for participants in a trial to see whether
A Louth-based firm in collaboration with researchers from Trinity College Dublin has invented a ‘Cool Brain’ device designed to cool
Arizona State University (ASU) and Dublin City University (DCU), Dublin, Ireland – are joining forces to create the new International
The science community of Ireland has broken new ground with the announcement of the country’s first stem cell manufacturing facility
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