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TCDSU continues to push for greater availability of gender neutral bathrooms

SU President Kieran McNulty launches petition to extend access to gender neutral bathrooms to TBSI

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Trinity College Dublin Students’ Union (TCDSU) President Kieran McNulty has launched a petition for the College Board to create gender-neutral bathrooms in the Trinity Biomedical Sciences Institute (TBSI) on Pearse Street following the implementation of three gender neutral bathrooms in …

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Trinity academic warns against complacency as cases of tuberculosis rise

The warning comes as the Centre for Disease Control updates its international guidelines on TB today

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NEWSTrinity professor, Professor Joseph Keane, has warned against complacency towards tuberculosis (TB) as the number of multidrug resistant TB (MDR-TB) cases rise. The greater number of MDR-TB cases reflects the European trend which is attributed to the movement of people …

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Trinity scientists develop new option for targeted cancer therapy

The research will help to reduce side effects as well as improving diagnosis

cervical-cancer-cells-showing-green-fluorescence-from-enzyme-activated-compoundNEWSTrinity scientists have discovered a new therapy that will target cancer cells with improved specificity than current options.

The researchers have demonstrated that a class of naturally occurring enzymes, named glycosidases, are heavily overexpressed in tumour tissue and can be …

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Professor Luke O’Neill on marvel molecules and being a scientist

Professor Luke O’Neill of the School of Biochemistry and Immunology talks to Trinity News about the exciting discovery of a molecule that could help treat a variety of inflammatory diseases.

TBSI LabScience HeaderNew research led by scientists at Trinity has uncovered a molecule that could lead to new treatment of inflammatory diseases including multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, gout, asthma, diabetes and Muckle-Wells syndrome. This marvel molecule, called MCC950, is capable of blocking …