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RCSI receives €2.4m to improve medicine deprescription

Leigh Mc Gowran — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 11:05:40 +0000

The RCSI's Dr Frank Moriarty has received a Wellcome grant to discover new ways to reduce the number of medications people use.

AI can help detect Parkinson’s years before symptoms show

Vish Gain — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 09:15:39 +0000

By studying one of the largest datasets of eye scans, a UCL team has identified early markers that indicate Parkinson’s around seven years before diagnosis.

How bioinformatics is key to pandemic preparedness

silicon — Tue, 22 Aug 2023 06:00:32 +0000

Dr Colman O’Cathail discusses the new Pathogens portal and the value of bioinformatics for open, collaborative research.

New James Webb image displays intricate details of Ring Nebula

Jenny Darmody — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 15:21:55 +0000

The latest images reveal previously unknown features of the planetary nebula and provide insights into the structures within it.

NASA says July was the hottest month on record since 1880

Vish Gain — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 12:31:04 +0000

While Ireland saw rain for much of the summer, the world was 0.24 degrees Celsius warmer last month than any other July.

X-ray mission to study most energetic phenomena in the universe

Vish Gain — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 10:40:53 +0000

ESA astronomers will get 8pc of the available observing time on XRISM, a US-Japan mission that European astronomers have contributed hardware and advice to.

Russia’s Luna-25 crashes into moon while India prepares landing

Vish Gain — Mon, 21 Aug 2023 07:47:11 +0000

Roscosmos said over the weekend that the space agency lost all contact with Luna-25 and that the spacecraft had ‘ceased to exist’.

Solar energy must look past hardware to improve, study claims

Leigh Mc Gowran — Fri, 18 Aug 2023 10:08:37 +0000

A new MIT study claims the cost of 'soft technology' has reduced far slower than solar energy hardware, which could hamper the global transition to clean energy.

This star could become one of the strongest magnets in the universe

Vish Gain — Fri, 18 Aug 2023 08:43:02 +0000

Astronomers have solved a mystery surrounding a massive magnetic helium star around 3,000 light years away that may provide clues to the origin of magnetars.

An immune protein stops ovarian cancer growth, study suggests

Leigh Mc Gowran — Wed, 16 Aug 2023 15:00:45 +0000

The pre-clinical models suggest a certain protein is able to directly kill tumour cells and tell other immune cells to prevent the cancer from spreading around the body.

See Ireland’s coastal seabed in dynamic detail

Rebecca Graham — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 16:02:59 +0000

Ireland’s coastal seabed has been mapped in comprehensive detail, providing important data for marine activities and scientific research.

Scientists discover protein that can explain how the nucleolus evolved

Vish Gain — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 15:12:11 +0000

An essential component of living cells, the nucleolus underwent a major evolutionary shift around 300m years ago.

Lero rebrand recognised at international business awards

Leigh Mc Gowran — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 13:10:41 +0000

Lero implemented new branding in recent years to better reflect the expanded role it has taken since being founded in 2005.

NASA and Rocket Lab launch mission to study Arctic ice caps

Vish Gain — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 09:45:02 +0000

Rocket Lab will help NASA launch two small satellites next year that will study how much of Earth’s heat is lost to space.

Can massive stars shine light on Earth’s burning issues?

silicon — Tue, 15 Aug 2023 06:00:43 +0000

Astronomer Dr Jorick Vink believes that studying the stars is a valuable endeavour in and of itself, but it might also provide answers to some pressing questions closer to home.

One month on: How is India’s Chandrayaan-3 mission doing?

Vish Gain — Mon, 14 Aug 2023 10:54:42 +0000

The Indian Space Research Organisation said the Chandrayaan-3 spacecraft has reduced its orbit around the moon significantly after a ‘precise manoeuvre’.

A renewable energy hub has set up shop in the midlands

Leigh Mc Gowran — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 15:46:42 +0000

The new hub aims to create a 'centre of excellence' for the region, by supporting the commercial sector and homes that want access to renewable energy options.

Russia goes head-to-head with India in race to the moon

Leigh Mc Gowran — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 14:58:13 +0000

The spacecraft of the two countries are expected to reach the moon on the same day later this month, with Russia launching its first lunar mission in nearly 50 years.

Early humans in Europe were likely wiped out by a big freeze

Vish Gain — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 10:58:13 +0000

An international study published in Science suggests that a gap in the continuous inhabitation of Europe can be explained by ‘extreme glacial cooling’.

New muon measurements could shatter standard physics theory

Leigh Mc Gowran — Fri, 11 Aug 2023 08:52:00 +0000

The latest results have moved scientists closer to disproving the standard model of particle physics, though uncertainty still remains.