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Stroke patients benefit from family involvement in exercise therapy
Your family’s involvement in your exercise therapy could significantly improve your function and recovery after stroke, according to a study in the March print issue of Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.
Researchers found that addi…
TCD scientists discover that self-eating cells safeguard against cancer
Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have made an important discovery concerning how fledgling cancer cells self-destruct, which has the potential of impacting on future cancer therapies. The Trinity research group, led by Smurfit Professor of Medi…
Discovery of new gene mutation in schizophrenia offers a new target for drug therapies
In a major advance for schizophrenia research, an international team of scientists led by the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and involving Trinity College Dublin researchers has identified a gene mutation strongly linked to s…
Half-time gamblers give stock market insight
Computer-modelled comparison of online football gamblers’ behaviour during play and during half-time shows distinct real-time differences, begging the question what motivates betting behaviour when play is not underway?
Research published today, …
First Irish genome sequenced
The first entire genome of an Irish individual has been sequenced. The sequence is reported in BioMed Central’s open access journal, Genome Biology and provides insight into the evolutionary history of this distinct lineage.
Led by Professor Brend…