# Breakthrough

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# Scientists

'Organs could be grown in pigs for transplants': Scientists eye breakthrough

The study has provoked ethical and legal questions.

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Jan 28th 2017, 7:45 AM

# Breakthrough

Cork researchers develop 'smart knee' that could speed up surgery recovery

The device remotely monitors the patient’s progress through a knee movement sensor.

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Dec 20th 2016, 6:40 AM

# Breakthrough

The Garda strike tomorrow is OFF: GRA joins AGSI in deferring action

A long, difficult day of negotiations has come to an end.

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Nov 3rd 2016, 11:59 PM

# Breakthrough

Irish researchers discover potential new way to treat one of the most aggressive forms of breast cancer

If the new drug – APR-246 – is found to be effective at clinical trials it will have the potential to save lives.

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Oct 31st 2016, 1:42 PM

# Breakthrough

All remaining Dublin Bus strikes CALLED OFF after marathon talks

The breakthrough follows marathon talks at the Workplace Relations Commission.

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Sep 29th 2016, 7:30 PM

# Breakthrough

'It is as vital for me as it is for an able-bodied athlete to keep paying attention to my training'

Using technology has had a massive impact on my progress and will continue to do so, writes Mark Pollock.

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Aug 30th 2016, 3:44 PM

# Breakthrough

The ice bucket challenge: It actually made a huge difference

Around €104 million was raised through people dumping water over their heads.

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Jul 27th 2016, 1:03 PM

# Breakthrough

Schoolbag of Philip Cairns to be examined for DNA evidence

Gardaí believe they may know who killed the 13-year-old schoolboy in 1986.

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Jun 11th 2016, 4:35 PM

# Breakthrough

Luas strike scheduled for this weekend called off

Trade union Siptu has cancelled the 48-hour work stoppage.

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Apr 18th 2016, 3:41 PM

# Breakthrough

Doctors rebuilt a man's throat using regenerating tissue

The results are a major breakthrough in the field of regenerative tissue.

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Apr 9th 2016, 9:00 AM

# Gunman

The FBI has hacked into the San Bernardino iPhone without Apple's help

The agency has dropped its legal case against Apple as a result.

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Mar 29th 2016, 6:59 AM

# Breakthrough

O'Neill hits 1-8 as Cork end three-game losing run with victory over Monaghan

Peadar Healy’s side returned to winning ways.

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Mar 13th 2016, 4:06 PM

# Breakthrough

Scientists have discovered cancer's 'Achilles heel'

New research could help train the immune system to target tumours.

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Mar 4th 2016, 3:46 PM

# Breakthrough

'Extraordinary' cancer trial sees symptoms vanish in 94% of patients

The new treatment uses the immune system to eliminate cancer cells.

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Feb 16th 2016, 8:30 AM

# Breakthrough

Two arrested over murder of Kenneth O'Brien

The arrests represent the first major breakthrough in the case.

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Feb 6th 2016, 10:06 AM

# Epilepsy

'There is always the chance of not waking up after a seizure'

Irish-led research could lead to a breakthrough in treatment for people with epilepsy.

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Dec 17th 2015, 6:02 AM

# Breakthrough

Oulart-the-bottlers no more! This brilliant video sums up what winning Leinster is all about

The Wexford champions finally landed the provincial senior hurling crown at the 7th attempt.

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Dec 10th 2015, 1:28 PM

# Take a Break

Watch: The world's first IVF puppies are pretty goddamn cute

It also could help eradicate heritable diseases in dogs, according to the researchers.

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Dec 10th 2015, 11:05 AM

# Breakthrough

Turkish national charged over deadly Bangkok bombing

It is the first arrest in connection with the 17 August bombing at the Erawan shrine

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Aug 29th 2015, 2:52 PM

# Breakthrough

The government will fund life-prolonging treatment for a terminal cancer patient

The drug is believed to cost between €65,000 and €85,000 per patient.

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Jul 28th 2015, 9:37 PM

# Breakthrough

Are you a coeliac? This new pill could make eating gluten a piece of cake

A natural supplement made from egg yolk has been developed.

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Jul 24th 2015, 9:08 AM

# Breakthrough

French teenager in remission from HIV 12 years after stopping treatment

Researchers said there is renewed hope for patients who start treatment early after infection.

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Jul 21st 2015, 7:17 AM

# Breakthrough

Woman gives birth to baby using ovarian tissue frozen when she was a child

The woman had fragments of her ovary frozen before undergoing chemotherapy at the age of 14.

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Jun 10th 2015, 4:03 PM

# Cold Sores

A herpes virus is being harnessed to battle skin cancer...

The results of the trial showed the treatment could lengthen survival by years in some patients.

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May 27th 2015, 8:02 AM

# Let's talk

How Jean-Claude Trichet WILL speak to the banking inquiry (sort of)

The former ECB president may take questions when he visits Dublin next month – but not in Leinster House.

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Mar 5th 2015, 6:19 PM

# never seen before

Mother of Cork toddler thanks hospital for saving her daughter with rare diabetes

Medication designed for Ava has meant that she no longer needs an insulin pump and can now live at home.

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Feb 25th 2015, 7:30 PM

# Breakthrough

Irish 'marvel molecule' treatment will help people with Alzheimer's, arthritis and MS

Scientists have discovered a common process across inflammatory conditions.

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Feb 17th 2015, 10:56 AM

# Breakthrough

Galway teenager Ryan Manning has been cleared to play in Premier League - QPR

The youngster had been left in limbo owing to a dispute over compensation.

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Feb 5th 2015, 12:52 PM

# Progress

HIV may be evolving to become less deadly

As the virus adapts to the human immune system in order to survive longer, it weakens its own ability to cause disease, according to new research.

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Dec 2nd 2014, 8:01 AM

# Trinity College

Breakthrough by Irish scientists could lead to cure for Parkinson's Disease

“It’s a step towards knowing what we can do to potentially develop cures.”

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Nov 13th 2014, 5:12 PM

# World First

Transplants using 'dead hearts' have been performed in Australia

So far three people have received hearts in this way.

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Oct 25th 2014, 4:54 PM

# Breakthrough

Paralysed man walks again following groundbreaking surgery

The surgery is being hailed as an “historic change” for those with spinal injuries.

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Oct 21st 2014, 8:53 AM

# Breakthrough

A new drug could help families fight bad cholesterol

Bad, bad, bad, cholesterol.

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Oct 2nd 2014, 7:15 AM

# Breakthrough

Could depression soon be diagnosed through a blood test?

A breakthrough in research in the US suggests that depression could soon by diagnosed via a blood test.

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Oct 1st 2014, 1:20 PM

# intergalactic

To infinity and Limerick: LIT experiment lands on International Space Station

The experiment could deliver a breakthrough in successfully growing crops in harsh conditions on earth.

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Sep 24th 2014, 7:52 PM

# Breakthrough

New treatment could drop recurrence by half for some lung cancer sufferers

A new radiation treatment could lengthen the lives of those suffering from small-cell lung cancer.

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Sep 15th 2014, 7:15 AM

# Discovery

A rubber band can be used to monitor health issues

Researchers at AMBER and the School of Physics, TCD, discovered a method of creating wearable sensors by adding graphene to rubber bands.

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Aug 20th 2014, 6:21 PM

# Breakthrough

Queen's University team develops breakthrough anti-superbug gel

The gel can break down the protective biofilm surrounding resistant superbugs without damaging healthy cells.

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Aug 19th 2014, 8:26 AM

# Early Detection

Irish startup to develop breakthrough biotechnology test for major US clinic

Inform Bioscience will sign the agreement with Mayo Clinic next week to develop a test to detect preeclampsia in pregnancy.

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Jul 25th 2014, 2:19 PM

# poisson's ratio

Irish scientists in Trinity have made another 'world-first' breakthrough

This time it relates to measuring nanoscopic changes in an object’s elasticity.

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Jul 24th 2014, 7:15 AM