Autism and sleep disruption – a family affairResearch Lives: Dr Lorna Lopez, lecturer in the Department of Biology and Kathleen Lonsdale Institute for Human Health Research, Maynooth UniversityThu Sept 24 2020 - 06:00
Let’s go outside: The why, how and where of getting outdoors, whatever the weather‘If you are exposed to green spaces and nature, your health and brain function benefit’Sat Sept 19 2020 - 06:00
The intense marathon of making a vaccine against Covid-19Research Lives: Dr Teresa (Tess) Lambe, associate professor and investigator at The Jenner Institute, University of OxfordThu Sept 10 2020 - 01:00
Getting to the heart of machine learning and complex humansRESEARCH LIVES: Abeba Birhane, PhD student at UCD’s Complex Software Lab and LeroThu Aug 27 2020 - 06:00
Crystal clear water from the airResearch Lives: Prof Mike Zaworotko, Bernal chair of crystal engineering, University of LimerickThu Aug 13 2020 - 06:00
Speed, success, diplomacy and delivery: the formula for a Covid-19 vaccineNumerous coronavirus vaccines are being developed, but none is assured of successTue Aug 11 2020 - 06:01
Stimulating long-term memory T cells to fight coronavirusT-cells could potentially be used to achieve more sustained immunity against the diseaseThu Jul 30 2020 - 01:00
Bedrest and bears - clues for spaceflight and ageingResearch Lives: PhD researcher John Noone of DCU School of Health and Human Performance and National Institute for Cellular BiologyThu Jul 23 2020 - 01:00
Using mutations to track the pandemic coronavirusResearch Lives: Áine O’Toole, PhD student at University of EdinburghThu Jul 09 2020 - 01:00
A carbohydrate ‘Velcro’ to snare agents of diseaseResearch Lives: Prof Lokesh Joshi, Stokes professor of glycoscience and research VP at NUI GalwayThu Jun 25 2020 - 01:00
A crystal view of molecular clustering by drug compoundsResearch Lives: Shubhangi Kakkar, successful PhD candidate, SFI Research Centre for Pharmaceuticals, Bernal Institute, University of LimerickThu Jun 11 2020 - 01:00
Blood clot clues and the reach of Covid-19The lungs may be the coronavirus gateway, but it can extend much further into the bodyTue Jun 09 2020 - 06:01
How to get one dance step ahead of Covid-19Understanding the biochemical interplay between virus and cell could help identify new ways to tackle coronavirusThu Jun 04 2020 - 01:00
Encouraging health behaviours to tackle the pandemicResearch Lives: Prof Molly Byrne, director of the Health Behaviour Change Research Group NUIG School of PsychologyThu May 28 2020 - 01:01
Got a moment? Help research into life under Covid-19 restrictionsFrom attitudes to eating habits, online surveys are looking for information during lockdownWed May 27 2020 - 12:58
How to get the message across during a pandemicResearch lives: Barbara Gormley, post-graduate researcher at DCU School of CommunicationsThu May 14 2020 - 01:00
Open your windows this weekend - your home needs the airScientists at DCU have identified pollutants in homes due to Covid-19 lockdownSat May 09 2020 - 06:00
Taking the sting out of vaccine deliveryResearch lives: Dr Anne Moore, senior lecturer, UCC School of Biochemistry and Cell BiologyThu Apr 30 2020 - 01:21
Ivermectin emerges as possible treatment option for Covid-19Findings on anti-parasite drug ‘needs perspective’ – Irish Nobel laureateThu Apr 23 2020 - 09:00
Covid-19 response team: Modellers help conquer that steep cases curveAstrophysicist uses his mathmatical models to model numbers and trends from virusFri Apr 17 2020 - 18:40
Antibody testing key to assessing spread of Covid-19 in populationRolling out effective test would give greater certainty about measures to end lockdownMon Apr 13 2020 - 06:00
Putting the new coronavirus firmly in the pictureCreating a visual representation that communicates the precise ‘moment of infection’Thu Apr 09 2020 - 01:00
Coronavirus: What day of the week is it again?Your body clock helps keep you healthy. So how can you wind it during lockdown?Wed Apr 08 2020 - 06:01
Bats, pangolins and viral Lego: curious clues of the new coronavirus‘We need to look at why horseshoe bats don’t get sick from coronavirus’ – Irish scientistTue Apr 07 2020 - 17:23
Coronavirus: ‘Everyone wants to help’ – Irish researchers respond to Covid-19 crisisEfforts include setting up a tracing call centre, donating equipment and linking scientists to areas of needTue Mar 31 2020 - 13:08
Seeing smaller picture with nanoscale technology in vibration-free spaceResearch lives: Maurice Burke, chief technical officer, DCU Nano Research FacilityThu Mar 26 2020 - 06:00
Coronavirus: The Irishman researching how vaccines can be more effective in older peopleResearch Lives: Dr David Dowling, principal investigator, Adjuvant Discovery & Development Lab at Boston Children’s Hospital; instructor in paediatrics, Harvard Medical SchoolFri Mar 20 2020 - 11:31
The record-breaking power of storm waves at AranResearch Lives: Prof Rónadh Cox, Edward Brust professor of geology and mineralogy, Williams College, Massachusetts and UCD School of Earth SciencesThu Mar 12 2020 - 00:00
Pancake printers and Twitter knitters: bringing ideas to life at Science Hack DayA two-day hackathon in Dublin aims to bring people together to make creative and fun projectsThu Mar 05 2020 - 00:00
Figuring out how to detect environmental DNAResearch Lives: Molly-Ann Williams, PhD student at DCU School of Biotechnology and Water InstituteThu Feb 27 2020 - 01:00
Exploring a hands-on approach to engaging with scienceResearch lives: Dr Muriel Grenon, founder and director of Cell ExplorersThu Feb 13 2020 - 06:00
A better forecast for space weatherResearch lives: Dr Sophie Murray is a research fellow at TCD and Dublin Institute for Advanced StudiesThu Jan 30 2020 - 01:00
‘The clock is ticking and the time to green our labs is now!’Research lives: Dr Una FitzGerald, director of Galway Neuroscience Centre, NUIG, and founder of Galway Green LabsThu Jan 23 2020 - 01:02
Seeking immunity from the ill effects of obesityResearch Lives: Dr Andrew Hogan, principal investigator with the Metabolic Immunology Research Group, Maynooth UniversityThu Jan 09 2020 - 06:20
Getting the measure of fermented foodsResearch Lives: John Leech, PhD researcher at APC Microbiome IrelandFri Nov 29 2019 - 13:05
SFI awards showcase breadth of researchBioeconomy pioneer wins researcher of the year awardThu Nov 28 2019 - 06:47
The Dubliner driving environmental innovation in EuropeResearch lives: Dr John Bell, director of Healthy Planet, DG Research & Innovation, European CommissionThu Nov 28 2019 - 06:00
Finding new ways to live with Fabry‘We don’t know who most of the patients with Fabry in Ireland are, so we want to build up awareness and be in a position to support them’Wed Nov 20 2019 - 06:01
Why gene editing is decade’s most significant innovationIrish Times readers recognised importance of altering genes in living cells in recent voteThu Nov 14 2019 - 06:13
Ever wonder how the brain works? This expert shines a lightResearch lives: Shane O’Mara, Professor of Experimental Brain Research at Trinity College DublinThu Nov 14 2019 - 06:00
Dave Fahy: a legacy of broadening science engagementBusinessman who passed away last month helped organise key science events in IrelandThu Oct 31 2019 - 00:00
Parties, doughnuts and colouring: welcome to the world of graph theoryAhead of her Hamilton Lecture in Dublin on October 16th, Prof Maria Chudnovsky of Princeton University connects the dots between the abstract and the realThu Oct 03 2019 - 16:54
‘We can manipulate peptides to carry different medicines’Research insight: Dr Garry Laverty of school of pharmacy, Queen’s University BelfastThu Sept 26 2019 - 02:25
Plants that push the envelope to resist climate changeResearch Lives: Prof Yvonne Buckley, professor of zoology at Trinity College DublinThu Sept 26 2019 - 01:00
Waterblitz asks citizen scientists to analyse Dublin freshwaterProject aims to build a picture of the quality of freshwater around the capitalThu Sept 12 2019 - 06:00
Research Lives: Engineering the wobble out of spacecraftDr David McKeown, assistant professor UCD school of mechanical and materials engineeringThu Aug 29 2019 - 01:00
Evidence-based research proving vital for good healthcareResearch Lives: Prof Declan Devane, chair of midwifery at NUI GalwayThu Aug 22 2019 - 02:30
Changing climate? ‘In the last year or so there have been hopeful signs’Research Lives: Dr Diarmuid Torney, DCU assistant professor in environmental politicsThu Aug 22 2019 - 01:00
Going with the flow: How George Gabriel Stokes’s influence still resonatesHis insights and equations are fundamental to weather forecasting, climate modelling etcThu Aug 08 2019 - 06:00
Maths to bring problem-solving to the next levelResearch Lives: Prof James Gleeson, department of mathematics and statistics, University of LimerickThu Aug 08 2019 - 04:35