Irish America
By Irish America Staff
November / December 2018
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE DUBLIN A Radical Approach in Diabetes Research An international collaboration jointly led by University College Dublin (UCD) and Monash University in Melbourne has found that mimicking the activity of molecules found naturally in the body may provide a new approach to treating vascular disease in patents with diabetes. Currently 425 million people have … [Read more...] about University Research
By Olivia O’Mahony, Editorial Assistant
August / September 2017
For the first time in history, the Irish are poised to make a material contribution to the night sky. In May, the European Space Agency confirmed the launch of Ireland’s first satellite, dubbed Educational Research Satellite-1, or EirSat-1. The satellite was built under the ESA education office’s Fly Your Satellite! 2017 program, and is owned and built by an Irish team and … [Read more...] about Ireland’s First Satellite Is Ready to Launch
By Sharon Ní Chonchúir, Contributor
August / September 2017
Irish universities are at the forefront of medical science. Here are some of the recent breakthroughs they have made in understanding human health. ℘℘℘ Queens University Belfast Improving the prognosis and quality of life for patients with bowel cancer is the aim of researchers at Queen’s University Belfast. Patients with bowel cancer are currently offered chemotherapy, … [Read more...] about Irish Universities: Leading the Way in Life & Health Science
