Designer glasses correct red-green colour blindness

Glasses developed to help doctors’ spot veins more easily have a useful side effect: they enhance the ability to see reds and greens.
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With many of today’s most lethal human viruses and diseases originating in the animal kingdom, Emily Longworth examines the greater impact of interspecies illnesses Continue reading →

With significant advancements being made in the area, James Kelly looks at how science is giving a voice to your inner thoughts Continue reading →

Indian Ocean may hold evidence of a prehistoric continent

Many know the Indian Ocean as an empty stretch of ocean between India and Africa, a vast expanse of water punctuated by small archipelagos. However, according to new findings published in Nature Geoscience, the Indian Ocean may hold pieces of a geologically different, long lost continent. Continue reading →

Fad diets come and go, but with the Paleo diet being modeled on the eating habits of our ancestors, could it be more than just a popular trend, asks Jack Walsh Continue reading →

As Animal rights action groups continue to put pressure on researchers to stop their testing, James Kelly asks whether the end always justifies the means Continue reading →

Foot and Mouth vaccine developed
A new synthetic vaccine has been produced by UK researchers which promises to effectively stop the slaughter of cattle herds infected with foot and mouth disease. The new vaccine formula allows vets to distinguish between infected animals and vaccinated animals.

The previous vaccine worked by injecting the deactivated form of the foot and mouth virus into cattle, whose immune system response produced the antibodies necessary to resist contraction of the live virus. This vaccine, although effective, rendered vaccinated cows indistinguishable from infected ones. Continue reading →

With current treatments for epilepsy and Parkinson’s relying on surgery and drugs, Dwayne Byrne examines the advantages of Optogenetics in human healthcare Continue reading →

Amid all the near-weekly reports of our favourite foods being proved as carcinogenic, Michael O’Sullivan asks how legitimate these claims really are

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Despite the Irish Government’s continued promotion of ‘a smart economy’, science continues to suffer the austerity imposed by budget cuts. Emily Longworth asks if the recent removal of Ireland’s Chief Scientific Advisor may be a step backwards Continue reading →