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JK Rowling has donated £15.3m to support research into neurological conditions at a centre named after her mother. The Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic at the University of Edinburgh was established with a £10m donation from the Harry Potter author in 2010. Her latest gift will help create new facilities and support research. Anne Rowl...

UCC makes a breakthrough against resistant superbugs Significant threat to health from infections evolving to become resistant to antibiotics Researchers from University College Cork (UCC) believe they have made a breakthrough in the fight against superbugs, which cause havoc in Irish hospitals due to their growing resistance to antibiotics. The...

Bluedrop Medical raises €1.2m in seed fund for diabetes device Galway-based medtech start-up has secured €3.7 million in investment so far this year Irish medtech company Bluedrop Medical has secured €1.2 million in a seed investment round to bring the total raised by the start-up this year to €3.7 million. The Galway-headquartered company, whic...

Robotics breakthrough could lead to better outcomes for implanted devices Research paves the way for longer-lasting pacemakers, biosensors and insulin delivery systems Irish researchers have made a breakthrough in robotics that could lead to better outcomes and treatments for patients requiring implanted devices – such as pacemakers, biosensors ...

Irish start-up breaking new ground in fight against Alzheimer’s disease “Alzheimer’s disease changes lives. Even though the disease is gradual no one is ever ready for the impact it has on family relationships and responsibilities,” says Dr. Paula Bolger, whose company, Cortex Cognition, is developing digital biomarkers to objectively monitor th...

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Scientists may have discovered the earliest warning signs of Parkinson’s disease in the brain. The findings, published in journal The Lancet Neurology, could lead to new methods of identifying individuals at a high risk of developing Parkinson’s disease. The red and yellow areas in brain imaging scans show that serotonin function reduces before ...

‘Very promising’ findings in new treatment for blood cancer NUI Galway and Blood Cancer Network team up to find treatment for multiple myeloma Scientists working at Galway’s university have described as “very promising” trials of a new treatment for people newly diagnosed with serious blood cancer. Blood Cancer Network Ireland (BCNI) led by Prof...