Health
Ireland to hold referendum on lifting abortion ban in 2018
Ireland's prime minister says the country will hold a referendum on lifting its constitutional ban on abortion in May or June.
Sep 26, 2017
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One in eight older adults in Ireland are deficient in vitamin D
Researchers from Trinity College Dublin have discovered that one in eight adults over the age of 50 living in Ireland are vitamin D deficient (
Sep 5, 2017
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Research shows smacking makes children more aggressive and at risk of mental health problems
It might be seen by some as one of the ultimate parenting taboos – to admit that you smack your child. Yet research from the Children's Society reveals just 14% of adults think slapping children is unacceptable. It's clear ...
Sep 5, 2017
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Queen's University Belfast co-lead one of world's biggest trials in respiratory health
A new technology—'dialysis for the lungs'—which could save thousands of lives in Intensive Care Units is being taken forward by researchers at Queen's University Belfast in one of the biggest clinical trials in the world ...
May 18, 2017
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Health
Medical abortions obtained through online telemedicine shown to be effective, safe
Women in Ireland and Northern Ireland acquiring medical abortion pills through online telemedicine report successful terminations with low rates of adverse effects, according to new research published in The BMJ by Princeton ...
May 16, 2017
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Neuroscience
Researchers make major brain repair discovery in fight against multiple sclerosis
Queen's University Belfast scientists have discovered that specific cells from the immune system are key players in brain repair – a fundamental breakthrough that could revolutionise the treatment of debilitating neurological ...
Mar 15, 2017
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Keeping patients safe in hospital
Healthcare is a complex beast and too often problems arise that can put patients' health – and in some cases, lives – at risk. A collaboration between the Cambridge Centre for Health Services Research and the Department ...
Nov 15, 2016
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Genetics
Genetic discovery helps explain Irish giant folklore
Scientists at the University of Exeter Medical School were part of genetics research which could help explain the legend of giants in Irish folklore.
Oct 17, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Amid Zika fears, bug repellent supplier named for Rio Games
Consumer products maker SC Johnson says its OFF! brand has been named the official insect repellent supplier for next month's Olympic Games, to be held in Rio de Janeiro amid ongoing fears about the mosquito-borne Zika virus.
Jul 5, 2016
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Health
UN: Ireland's abortion ban is cruel, discriminatory to women (Update)
Ireland's abortion ban subjects women to discriminatory, cruel and degrading treatment and should be ended immediately for cases involving fatal fetal abnormalities, U.N. human rights experts said Thursday.
Jun 9, 2016
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