Harvard Medical School
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Coronavirus: Early vaccines may help but not halt the pandemic
- Science
- September 3, 2020, 06:00
There’s enormous pressure on authorities to solve the Covid-19 pandemic. A vaccine is one potential solution. In July, US president Donald Trump toure(...)

Scientists discover promising ‘off-switch’ for inflammatory diseases
- Health
- March 28, 2018, 23:00
Scientists in Ireland, the UK and US have discovered a new metabolic process in the body that can switch off inflammation. The discovery opens up a st(...)

Minimal footwear may reduce running injuries, study finds
- Fitness
- November 21, 2016, 14:34
If you want to lower risk of injury while running, leave the expensive footwear behind and run with minimal or no shoes. Research from the Universit(...)

Three-way race to develop vaccine for Zika virus
- Irish News
- August 5, 2016, 19:55
Many athletes and visitors at the Olympic games in Rio may worry about possible contagion with the Zika virus. This concern may soon be a thing of the(...)

Irish innovator in use of images to tailor surgery
- Work
- June 24, 2016, 11:00
Surrounded by doctors growing up, medicine wasn’t an unusual career path for Clare Tempany-Afdhal. Four of her father’s siblings are medical profess(...)

Unthinkable: Is psychotherapy a licence to deceive?
- Culture
- March 31, 2015, 00:00
As the stigma surrounding mental health is lifted, more people are turning to psychotherapy to help with such problems as stress, anxiety and depressi(...)

Victims’ tears deter rodent paedophiles
- Science
- October 3, 2013, 08:25
Paedophile mice are kept at bay by the tears of their potential victims, research has shown.The tears contain a pheromone signalling chemical that put(...)

Hot chocolate can improve memory, study finds
- Science
- August 8, 2013, 06:56
Hot chocolate can help older people keep their brains healthy, research has shown.Two cups of cocoa a day boosted blood flow to the brain and improved(...)

Two patients clear of HIV after stem-cell transplants
- Health
- July 3, 2013, 12:22
Two HIV patients in Boston who received stem-cell transplants for cancer had no trace of the AIDS-causing virus after the procedure, suggesting they m(...)