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Scientists may have discovered the earliest warning signs of Parkinson’s disease in the brain. By Breakingnews: 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 functio...

‘Very promising’ findings in new treatment for blood cancer: Irish Times: Conor Pope 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 I...

John Halligan TD, Minister of State for Training, Skills, Innovation, Research and Development charts the research and innovation landscape in Ireland today. Over the past thirty years, Ireland has built a growing reputation for scientific excellence and is a world leader in generating and using new knowledge for economic and social progress. In...

Enterprise Ireland has launched this year's Competitive Start Fund (CSF) for women entrepreneurs. by Enterprise Ireland Applications for the fund which comes to a total of €750,000 will open on Tuesday, June 25, and will close for submissions at 3 pm on Tuesday, July 16. Up to €50,000 in equity funding is available to a maximum of 15 applicants ...

The RFT Group Pharmaceutical Division 6A Old Dunleary Road, Dun Laoghaire, Co. Dublin Phone: ++ 353 (0) 1 2302400 Web: www.rftgroup.ie Website: www.meddevicejobs.ie Science & Pharmaceutical REGULATORY Dublin € Regional € Director of Regulatory Affairs 90,000 - 130,000 80,000 - 100,000 Regulatory Affairs Manager 75,000 - 100,000 65,000 - 75,000 R...

Two sisters leave their mark when it comes to X-rays Irish health innovators: Dr Aisling Snow and Fiona Snow Irish Times: Eimear Galvin Designer Fiona Snow still remembers the day her sister Aisling came to her studio with an “idea for a side project”. OLCH consultant paediatric radiologist Dr Aisling Snow wanted to explore developing disposable...

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Launch of €3 million Fexco-UCC research collaboration upported by Science Foundation Ireland Minister for Finance launches collaboration to be called FINTECHNEXT Recruitment of 12 expert research staff to be co-located between Fexco & UCC €3 million private and public investment backed by SFI and Fexco in equal financial commitment with research...

The Bill will also enable male same-sex couples to receive adoptive leave and benefit From this November, all new parents in employment or self-employment will be able to avail of a new parental leave scheme. The scheme offers two weeks’ leave and benefit to spend with their new babies during their first year. Ultimately, parents will be able to...