How simple exercises may ease lower back pain

Developing core strength and flexibility can help you avoid pulled or strained muscles

How to fund your postgraduate education

Awards, scholarships and grants are available to help fund your masters or PhD

Study sheds new light on why conscientious people live longer

Immune system plays role in link between personality and risk of death, UL researcher finds

No research on impact of fake news on vaccine uptake, conference told

Full disclosure of coronavirus vaccine data will be ‘key to securing public confidence’

Covid-19: US death toll hits ‘unfathomable’ 200,000

University of Washington predicts overall toll will double to 400,000 by the end of year

Coronavirus: Cork nursing home the first to pilot new symptom alert software

Technology alerts staff members remotely if their body temperature gets too high

Taoiseach pledges that 1,000 medicine graduates will be offered an internship

Varadkar makes announcement at virtual graduation ceremony for 197 new doctors at University College Cork

Covid-19 early warning system for medical staff developed in Cork

Cork University Hospital model remotely identifies those with a rising temperature

Exergaming: Fun and fitness from the comfort of your own home

These days, exercise video games disguise fitness routines in the form of role-playing, dancing or running from zombies

Health Board: Upcoming conferences, talks, campaigns and events

Putting research at the heart of Ireland’s healthcare

Prof Helen Whelton argues encouraging innovation offers best outcomes for patients

Diet drinks ‘increase risk of stroke and heart disease’ in women

Study finds 29% heart-disease rise among those drinking artificially sweetened drinks

Are germs in your gut influencing the brain?

The body’s microbial community may be playing a role in dementia and autism

UCC honours innovators with Bridge Network Awards

Smartphone battery, imaging, babies’ vaccine and skin-ageing among latest strides