Category Archives: News

New NUI Galway Research Shows Early Promise in Treating Huntington’s Disease

Posted: 24th July 2017 Author: Vi Doan

Newly-published research from NUI Galway shows encouraging early signs for a potential treatment for Huntington’s disease. Huntington’s disease is an inherited neurodegenerative disease that causes serious cognitive and movement defects. Sometimes called Huntington’s chorea, it is debilitating, untreatable and relentlessly fatal. Huntington’s disease is particularly cruel because children are sometimes affected more severely than their […]

Researchers uncover new treatment options for common debilitating skin disease

Posted: 22nd July 2017 Author: Vi Doan

Researchers focusing on the common debilitating skin disease Hidradenitis suppurativa (HS), which causes deep, painful lesions and leads to a poor quality of life have isolated new treatment options after performing a comparative analysis that showed which cells were active – and responsive to medication — in those living with HS. HS is thought to be […]

At UL, One-of-a-kind multi-million-Euro microscope unveiled

Posted: 21st July 2017 Author: Vi Doan

A multi-million-Euro microscope funded by Science Foundation Ireland and the University of Limerick (UL), was unveiled today at UL’s Bernal Institute. The new microscope will allow researchers to study materials at an atomic level in real-world conditions and is one of only a handful of microscopes with these capabilities worldwide. The Titan Themis is a […]

New Study Highlights Need for a Weight Loss Surgery Strategy

Posted: 20th July 2017 Author: Vi Doan

Data from a recent study carried out by the ESPRIT (Evidence to Support Prevention, Implementation and Translation) research group led by Professor Patricia Kearney at the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, University College Cork (UCC), estimate that current weight loss surgery (bariatric surgery) provision in Ireland meets less than 0.1% of the need. Bariatric […]

My Elective Experience – Ms Laura Dugan

Posted: 20th July 2017 Author: Vi Doan

During the summer of 2016, Ms Laura Dugan undertook a clinical elective at the Vancouver General Hospital in British Columbia. The four-week elective was possible through the Dr Nicholas and Mrs Maura Martin Scholarship. Laura describes her experience below: In June 2016, I was awarded the Dr Nicholas and Mrs Maura Martin Scholarship, a huge […]

UCC: Food and nutritional research improves cancer survival rates

Posted: 12th July 2017 Author: Vi Doan

Up to 80% of cancer patients unintentionally lose weight which can have a devastating impact on their quality of life according to Dr Aoife Ryan, dietitian and lecturer in Nutritional Sciences at UCC. The weight loss reduces their ability to tolerate chemotherapy and leading to poor survival rates. The seriousness of this issue is […]

RCSI to Introduce Measures to Address Major Gender Imbalance Among Surgeons

Posted: 10th July 2017 Author: Vi Doan

RCSI is implementing a series of measures to encourage more women to become surgeons following the launch of a report today by Minister for Health, Simon Harris TD and RCSI President, Professor John Hyland highlighting a series of barriers to female entry into and progression in surgical careers. While more than 50% of medical […]

The ASSERT Centre Together with Foundation Partner Mentice Introduce a State-of-the-Art Training Solution for Stroke

Posted: 6th July 2017 Author: Vi Doan

International Faculty and course attendees at the Mechanical Thrombectomy for Acute Stroke training program held at the ASSERT Centre today. The program provides a close to reality replica of the environment experienced by physicians when performing the procedure. The program was held in conjunction with our foundation partner Mentice and is kindly sponsored by Stryker […]

Academic-industry Collaboration Aims to Regenerate Damaged Nerves

Posted: 6th July 2017 Author: Vi Doan

A new collaboration between researchers at RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland), and Trinity College Dublin (TCD) as part of the AMBER, SFI funded materials science centre in conjunction with Integra LifeSciences, a world leader in medical technology, aims to develop, and bring to the market, a new product to facilitate the repair of […]

‘Edison of Medicine’ delivers Bernal Distinguished Lecture at UL

Posted: 22nd June 2017 Author: Vi Doan

Researchers from around Ireland gathered in University of Limerick (UL) on Friday morning to listen to one of the world’s top engineers discuss his work in the area of biomaterials and biotechnology. Described by Harvard Business Review as the ‘Edison of Medicine’, Professor Robert Langer is credited with improving the lives of more than two […]

New RCSI Study Identifies Effective Rule for Melanoma Diagnosis in Primary Care Setting

Posted: 19th June 2017 Author: Vi Doan

A new study carried out by the RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland) Department of General Practice and the HRB (Health Research Board) Centre for Primary Care Research has identified the most effective clinical prediction rules (CPRs) that aim to assist health professionals in the diagnosis of malignant melanoma. This study has been published […]

Ireland’s first Brain Tumour Biobank will lead to increased cancer research opportunities

Posted: 26th May 2017 Author: Vi Doan

Researchers from RCSI (Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland), with support from the Department of Neurosurgery and Neuropathology in Beaumont Hospital, have begun collecting samples from brain tumours for inclusion in Ireland’s first Brain Tumour Biobank. Professor Jochen Prehn, Professor of Physiology at RCSI, said “The launch of this Brain Tumour Biobank is a fantastic […]

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