Categorised as: Life Sciences
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Astronaut Chris Hadfield sore but in good spirits as he readjusts to gravity News
16.05.2013 Astronaut Chris Hadfield says he feels like an “old man” and has been bumping into corners after being weightless for five months aboard the International Space Station. The... -
MRI scans to help researchers study impulsive behaviour in teenagers News
15.05.2013 Teenagers’ moodiness and impulsive behaviours may be all in the head – literally. Researchers at Cambridge University have begun to study whether changes in the brain’s... -
Covidien funds non-profit to develop mobile tech for heart disease patients News
14.05.2013 Medical device firm Covidien is to fund non-profit Heartbeat Trust to support R&D into the use of mobile technology to allow remote monitoring of heart patients. -
Big data could mean big health cost savings and better outcomes News
14.05.2013 Picture a scenario where, by collecting the right data and using today’s sophisticated analytics, our health system could predict when a patient with chronic conditions might... -
Delivering the goods for new therapeutics News
10.05.2013 Getting therapeutics to their site of action in the body is a key step in successful treatment. Claire O’Connell talked to Prof Sally-Ann Cryan about her work to deliver the... -
Film Welcome to the Machine reveals technology is what it means to be human News
09.05.2013 The impending arrival of filmmaker Avi Zev Weider’s triplets as a result of IVF inspired him to explore the nature of technology and what it means to be human in a new film,... -
Irish researchers to lead Alzheimer’s drug trials News
07.05.2013 A group of Irish researchers is to lead an 18-month drug trial to test a possible new treatment for Alzheimer’s. They will be testing the blood pressure drug Nilvadipine in a... -
Oneview Healthcare wins software deal with Sydney hospital News
01.05.2013 Irish software company Oneview Healthcare has signed a contract to provide an integrated software solution to the new world-class cancer treatment and research facility at the...Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Life Sciences, Digital Media, Digital Business, Deals Done -
Wearable tech player Jawbone acquires BodyMedia for US$100m News
30.04.2013 Wearable tech and audio equipment maker Jawbone has acquired health technology player BodyMedia for an estimated US$100m. At the same time, Jawbone has unveiled its new UP... -
Career memes of the week: scientist News
30.04.2013 “Learn from yesterday, live for today, hope for tomorrow. The important thing is to not stop questioning.” That quote attributed to theoretical physicist Albert Einstein can... -
Irish biopharma firm Opsona Therapeutics raises €33m to develop lead product News
29.04.2013 Opsona Therapeutics, an Irish drug development company that is pioneering new treatments for inflammatory diseases, has raised €33m in Series C financing that it will use to... -
EU researchers develop gadget that can sniff out explosives at 20 metres News
25.04.2013 EU scientists have come up with a prototype device that could prove invaluable in the fight against bomb attacks. The gadget capable of detecting extremely small quantities of...Tags: EU Commission, Security, -
Using stem cells as stealth vehicles against cancer News
26.04.2013 Dr Róisín Dwyer is using adult stem cells to seek out and target tumours. Claire O’Connell found out more about how she is developing ‘stealth vehicles’ to deliver anti-cancer... -
Cardiovascular device design course targets Ireland’s med-tech sector News
23.04.2013 Scientists, designers, engineers and manufacturers working in the medical-devices sector are taking part in a three-day cardiovascular device design programme that kicked off in... -
Enterprise Ireland CEO Frank Ryan to step down News
19.04.2013 After 10 years at the helm of Enterprise Ireland, the agency’s chief executive Frank Ryan is to retire in November, sparking the hunt for a new CEO.Categories: Software & Web Development, Software, Social Media, R&D, Private Irish Business, Life Sciences, Investments, Internet, Funding, Economy, Development -
Opening new genetic windows on diagnosis News
19.04.2013 Women make up the majority of the Molecular Genetics team at the National Centre for Medical Genetics in Dublin - 22 of the 25-strong team are female. Claire O’Connell finds out... -
Cork students to present science projects at SciFest event this Friday News
17.04.2013 Secondary school students from around Cork are preparing to showcase up to 150 science projects at a SciFest event at Cork Institute of Technology (CIT) this Friday. The... -
European Commission opens €175k contest targeting women innovators News
16.04.2013 The European Commission has launched the latest edition of its Women Innovators Prize to reward female entrepreneurs who have come up with new innovations and brought them to... -
Irish biopharma firm secures FDA orphan drug status for gene therapy product News
12.04.2013 Dublin biopharmaceutical company Genable Technologies has been granted orphan drug designation from the Federal Drug Administration (FDA) in the US for its gene therapy product...Tags: TCD, European Commission