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# Doherty Institute

British Airways suspends all direct flights to and from mainland China as coronavirus death toll rises

The death toll from the virus has reached 132.

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Jan 29th 2020, 7:34 AM

# Mystery Solved

Cambridge scientists went to the bother of finding out more about the sound of a dripping tap

They have also identified a simple solution to stop it.

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Jun 24th 2018, 7:00 AM

# wood you like a drink?

Japanese scientists invent 'wood alcohol' made from trees

The scientists hope to have the product on shop shelves within three years.

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May 5th 2018, 5:30 PM

# Astronomy

Galaxies grow bigger and puffier as they age, new study finds

“This is the first time we’ve shown shape and age are related for all kinds of galaxies.”

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Apr 29th 2018, 7:45 AM

# Middle Jurassic

170 million-year-old dinosaur footprints discovered on Scotland's Isle of Skye

Discovery of fossils from this age, the Middle Jurassic, has been limited to a handful of sites around the world to date.

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Apr 3rd 2018, 6:31 PM

# body clock

MEPs to vote on scrapping daylight saving time 'for health and safety reasons'

A new EU study said that health research associates DST with disruption to circadian rhythm.

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Nov 18th 2017, 4:00 PM

# Breakthrough

Scientists fix disease genes in human embryos for the first time

Just over 72% of the embryos ended up being free of a heart disease-causing mutation.

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Aug 3rd 2017, 7:22 AM

# Research

Scientists find visual symptoms that could help early detection of Parkinson's

Non-motor Parkinson’s symptoms may precede the appearance of motor signs by more than a decade.

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Jul 16th 2017, 3:30 PM

# Cancer Study

Trinity scientists discover how cancers 'hoodwink' the immune system to help them

A molecule in the body called TRAIL can be ‘re-wired’ in tumours to promote growth of cancer cells

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Feb 17th 2017, 6:01 AM

# Scientists

'Organs could be grown in pigs for transplants': Scientists eye breakthrough

The study has provoked ethical and legal questions.

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Jan 28th 2017, 7:45 AM

# trinity college dublin

Irish scientists' breakthrough could lead to virus immunity

Trinity’s Immunology discovery could help restore our natural immunity to viruses such as Ebola, Zika and SARS – as well as the common flu.

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Jan 26th 2017, 6:15 AM

# keep-well trial

Ketamine being tested in Ireland as depression treatment

The trials are being run by Trinity’s psychology department.

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Oct 13th 2016, 6:00 AM

# lonely in hawaii

Scientists simulating Mars mission can't wait for isolation to be over

The volunteers have been living on freeze-dried food and trying to avoid personal conflicts.

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Aug 22nd 2016, 12:57 PM

# Fracture

Irish doctors find unusual 'violent trauma' injury in young rugby players

The ‘acetabular fracture’ affects the socket of the hip bone.

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Mar 8th 2016, 7:29 AM

# offspring

Sperm has been made from mouse stem cells paving way for treatment of male infertility

Scientists say the breakthrough may lead to ‘exciting new’ fertility treatments.

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Feb 25th 2016, 9:34 PM

# International Space Station

All female Russian space crew asked about not being around men and having no make up

The scientists involved had some fairly curt responses for the journalists involved.

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Oct 28th 2015, 10:18 PM

# thanks science

The juice of this fruit could save you from a dreadful hangover

The juice of a pear can help reduce levels of the toxic metabolic thought to be responsible for hangovers.

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Aug 3rd 2015, 3:06 PM

# Outside Looking In

Scientists have found a way to make you have an out-of-body experience

And they can teleport you. Which is cool.

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May 9th 2015, 9:45 AM

Watch these scientists freak out when they encounter a rare whale

‘WOW. OH MAN.’

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May 2nd 2015, 10:15 AM

# Gotcha

Ireland's second biggest cancer killer will soon be able to be spotted in €25 test

Each year almost 2,500 people are diagnosed with bowel cancer, with 1,000 dying from it.

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Feb 5th 2015, 9:59 AM

# chin chin cheroo

A new injection could 'cure' double chins

Assuming you think a double chin is a terrible thing worth curing, obvs.

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Jan 27th 2015, 8:56 PM

# Impossible is nothing

Stop everything: Scientists can now UNBOIL an egg

The results may have implications for cancer treatments.

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Jan 27th 2015, 12:02 PM

# growing knowledge

Do plants have any good ideas that we can steal?

A new database developed by researchers in Trinity has amalgamated plant data from around the world.

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Nov 10th 2014, 7:45 AM

# Breakthrough

Could depression soon be diagnosed through a blood test?

A breakthrough in research in the US suggests that depression could soon by diagnosed via a blood test.

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Oct 1st 2014, 1:20 PM

# megasurus

New dinosaur species bigger than T-rex and heavier than seven elephants

Pieces of the dinosaur were first discovered in 2005 but it has only recently been named in a study of its bones released yesterday.

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Sep 5th 2014, 11:12 AM

# shocking

Sending electrical current to brain could help treat Alzheimer's

The treatment has now been proven to improve memory and could help in other memory disorders, like from stroke or brain injury.

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Aug 29th 2014, 9:34 AM

# noooooooooo

Living forever may never be possible, says scientific study

But we have so many things we were planning to do with our immortality.

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Aug 22nd 2014, 8:11 PM

# it's science

Fist bumps are the least infectious way to say hello

Forget hand shakes and high fives.

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Jul 28th 2014, 6:00 PM

# Hope

Scientists make 'major step forward' in predicting whether someone will get Alzheimer's

Scientists found they could predict the beginning of Alzheimer’s with 87% accuracy.

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Jul 8th 2014, 8:52 AM

# Transplants

'Supercool' breakthrough in organ transplants could make massive difference, says scientists

The technique of keeping organs super cold has been found to keep livers alive for three times longer.

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Jun 30th 2014, 6:21 PM

# big oops

Oops: Big Bang scientists say they got it wrong

The researchers had avoided the media after making a breakthrough in confirming how the universe was born.

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Jun 20th 2014, 7:30 PM

# money for scientists

Scientists get €47m for research in cancer detection, epilepsy and sustainable food

The €47 million in funding will support 200 researcher positions and 36 research projects.

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Apr 30th 2014, 9:35 AM

# Breakthrough

New treatment for most common type of arthritis could be here in 5 years

Around 400,000 people in Ireland suffer from osteoarthritis.

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Mar 26th 2014, 10:41 AM

# me so sleepy

Scientists say a pill could be the cure to jet lag

It could be available in the next five years.

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Mar 21st 2014, 4:42 PM

# Mental Health

How effective are online treatments for depression and anxiety?

A new study being undertaken by researchers in Trinity College is trying to find out…

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Feb 4th 2014, 7:15 AM

# Trapped

Help on the way for ship trapped off Antarctica since Christmas Eve

The ship has 74 people aboard for a scientific mission

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Dec 27th 2013, 12:11 PM

# Review 2013

The non-essential but interesting scientific discoveries of 2013

Penis size matters, women want to eat babies and hangovers get better later in life.

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Dec 25th 2013, 7:00 PM

# chubby rain

Scientists make raindrops 'bounce' faster and that's good news

Why? Because it can lead to the creation of a whole new generation of better-performing water-resistant materials, from clothes to airplanes.

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Nov 23rd 2013, 5:30 PM

# beneath the sea

NUIG scientists find deep-sea world off Irish coast

The underwater organisms could be more than 200 years old.

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Nov 19th 2013, 10:30 AM

# Health

How did a woman get the world's first human case of H6N1 bird flu?

A 20-year-old woman was found with the virus after presenting to hospital with flu-like symptoms.

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Nov 14th 2013, 7:15 AM