As the United States Congress debates an immigration reform bill that would provide a pathway to citizenship for 11 million undocumented immigrants (which includes about 50,000 illegal Irish immigrants), Harvard researchers have published a study that challenges widely-held notions of the relationship between immigrants and the U.S.’s entitlement programs. Published in the May … [Read more...] about Study Shows Immigrants Give More to Medicare Than They Take Out
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Dublin Researchers Lead Promising Alzheimer’s Study
An 18-month-long international study of a potential Alzheimer’s drug has begun, and Ireland is playing a big role. The project, coordinated by Brian Lawlor, Connolly Norman Professor of Old Age Psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin, is set to be one of the most intensive and significant studies in over a decade of Alzheimer’s treatment research. Professor Lawlor has worked on … [Read more...] about Dublin Researchers Lead Promising Alzheimer’s Study
Cork Study Suggests Link Between Gut Bacteria and Autism
A new study conducted by scientists at University College Cork (UCC) shows that mice lacking bacteria in their gut displayed autistic behaviors such as repetitive grooming and disinterest in social interactions with other mice. Ted Dinan, psychiatry professor and a principal investigator in the Alimentary Pharmabiotic Center at UCC has been studying gut bacteria and its effect … [Read more...] about Cork Study Suggests Link Between Gut Bacteria and Autism
Volunteers Patrol the River Shannon to Prevent Suicide
In Limerick, a group of sixteen local volunteers have joined together to prevent suicide. Over the last ten months, the CSR Suicide Prevention Team has been patrolling the River Shannon and four bridges in Limerick to rescue people who would otherwise attempt to throw themselves into the water. The volunteers patrol every Saturday from midnight to 5 a.m. and recently began … [Read more...] about Volunteers Patrol the River Shannon to Prevent Suicide
Patrick Kennedy Addresses Brain Research in Dublin
Patrick Kennedy, former Rhode Island congressman and son of the late Senator Ted Kennedy, delivered the keynote address at “Healthy Brain: Healthy Europe,” a conference devoted to brain health and research, held in Dublin at the end of May. Since publicly acknowledging his struggles with addiction, depression and bipolar disorder in 2006, Kennedy has become a strong advocate … [Read more...] about Patrick Kennedy Addresses Brain Research in Dublin