A round-up of popular courses in universities around the country
We list the top five courses and focus on a sample course from each college featured
The best way to deliver future RNA medicines? Bubble-wrapped
Prof Caitriona O’Driscoll, chair of pharmaceutics, UCC school of pharmacy
Tiny dot that shows early signs of infection, invented by NI scientists
Non-invasive indicator does not make contact with wound but sniffs the air above it
Eight researchers receive ERC ‘starting grants’ totalling €12m
Six of eight grants awarded to women, with five grantees previously supported by IRC
Medicine hunters scour Ireland for ingredients for drugs
Scientists are researching plants and microbes in soil and water for pharmaceuticals
Immunologist rejects idea Covid-19 vaccines were approved too fast
Prof Luke O’Neill says pharmaceutical sector has highest standards of regulation and validation
Let’s go outside: The why, how and where of getting outdoors, whatever the weather
‘If you are exposed to green spaces and nature, your health and brain function benefit’
Irish-based researchers help make tuberculosis breakthrough
RCSI-led team develops a new treatment for the disease that is administered by inhaler
Superbugs poised to become humanity’s greatest killer
By 2050, antimicrobial resistance could cause even more deaths than cancer
Hoping to shrink the odds for pancreatic cancer patients
RCSI researcher targets the difficult-to-treat cancer with a gel to shrink tumours
Irish skincare sector booms by getting back to nature
New generation of companies innovates by looking to science and natural ingredients
Cork-based firm set to shake up global iron supplements market
Solvotrin’s product offers all benefits of taking iron without common nasty side effects
Is herbalism another form of magic?
Patients less likely to be fobbed off these days with a vague promise they will get better
Herbal medicine: the good, the bad and the ugly
Herbs were basis of healthcare for all but last 100 years of human history in Ireland
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