# Study

Yesterday

30th May 2023

# pandemic

Two-thirds of all Covid deaths occurred in care homes, study finds

Ireland had the second highest proportion globally of Covid-19 deaths from Long Term Residential Care homes.

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Last month

May 2023

THE MORNING LEAD

'They sent me an image of my photoshopped face on a pile of people being burnt'

A report by

Lauren Boland

A new DCU study published today reveals the hostility and abuse that women in journalism have faced online in Ireland.

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May 16th 2023, 12:05 AM

This year

2023

# Study

Brexit has caused challenges with cross-border travel on island of Ireland for migrants

That’s according to new researched published by the ESRI today.

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Mar 6th 2023, 6:30 AM

# Research

There is no academic advantage to attending single-sex schools in Ireland, research suggests

The study was undertaken by researchers at the University of Limerick.

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Feb 22nd 2023, 7:14 AM

# UK

Majority of UK firms who took part in four-day work week trial will stick with it

Researchers found that the overall health and well-being of employees had improved during the shorter working week trial.

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Feb 21st 2023, 10:19 PM

# Study

Most baby formula health claims 'not backed by science'

The most common claims were that formula supports brain development, strengthens immune systems and helps growth.

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Feb 16th 2023, 7:26 AM

# Climate Change

ExxonMobil predicted global warming but dismissed its own research, study finds

The oil giant has faced accusations for years that it knew about the threat of global warming decades ago.

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Jan 13th 2023, 9:04 AM

Last year

2022

# Research

Fossil ‘overturns more than a century of knowledge about origin of modern birds’

Each of the roughly 11,000 species of birds on Earth today is classified into one of two groups, based on the arrangement of their palate bones.

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Nov 30th 2022, 9:43 PM

# Study

One in every five low paid workers in Ireland is aged over 50, report finds

Of the 420,000 low paid workers in Ireland, approximately 80,000 individuals are aged over 50.

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Nov 25th 2022, 7:50 AM

# connected

Just over half of nine-year-olds own a phone, up 10% on ten years ago

The report has compared the lives of nine-year-olds in 2007/8 and nine-year-olds in 2017/18.

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Nov 21st 2022, 7:45 AM

# Investigation

Rugby players face highly increased MND risk - study

Academics studied a cohort of former Scottish internationals.

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Oct 4th 2022, 11:53 PM

# Study

Europe’s top clubs paid record-high price for injuries last season

Injury costs surpassed the half a billion pound mark for the first time last season.

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Sep 29th 2022, 8:25 AM

Dogs can sniff out the scent of stress, new study from Belfast researchers suggests

Researchers say the skill could be useful when training service dogs and therapy dogs.

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Sep 28th 2022, 7:41 PM

# Research

Inequalities in mortality rates across socio-economic and ethnic groups remain in Ireland

That’s according to research published today by the Economic and Social Research Institute (ESRI).

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Sep 15th 2022, 6:00 AM

# Research

Schizophrenia and bipolar disorder 'may be detectable years before illnesses begin'

A new study led by UCD suggests the possibility of earlier intervention and even prevention of the illnesses.

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Sep 8th 2022, 6:00 AM

# Research

Installing electric heat pumps in Irish homes could increase costs by up to 46%

The ESRI study found that retrofitting homes to a standard needed to support a heat pump was ‘by far’ the greatest driver of cost.

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Aug 3rd 2022, 6:53 AM

# native predators

Bringing native lynx and wolves back to Ireland could help curb damaging deer, research finds

Invasive species, such as sika deer, are “evolutionary naive” to native predators.

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Jun 16th 2022, 11:10 AM

# Covid-19

Survey shows 1 in 10 people in Ireland blamed Covid-19 symptoms on 5G radiation

Young people, religious people, and those with fewer educational qualifications were the most likely to believe this.

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Jun 1st 2022, 11:02 AM

# Study

Researchers seeking 120 former footballers for study into reducing risk of dementia

Several members of the 1966 England World Cup-winning squad, including Jack Charlton and Nobby Stiles, were suffering from dementia at the time of their deaths.

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Apr 26th 2022, 1:03 PM

# final frontier

Astronomers observe most distant galaxy ever spotted

The galaxy candidate is some 13.5 billion light-years away, and scientists are speculating what exactly it is.

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Apr 7th 2022, 12:51 PM

# The Lancet

Depression a 'neglected global health crisis' despite impacting one in 20 people each year - study

The study, commissioned by The Lancet, found that depression remains poorly recognised and misunderstood despite being a common condition.

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Feb 16th 2022, 6:15 AM

# Benefit

Manchester United awarded most penalties in Europe’s ‘big five’ leagues – study

The Red Devils pipped Paris St Germain to top spot in the study, which covered England, France, Spain, Germany and Italy.

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Jan 17th 2022, 6:19 PM

All time

# new research

Sauropod dinosaurs preferred warmer regions of Earth, study suggests

The findings suggest the long-necked animals may have had a different physiology from other dinosaurs.

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Dec 17th 2021, 10:40 PM

# Growing Up

Strong relationships with parents, peers and teachers 'key to child and adolescent wellbeing'

The latest in the Growing Up In Ireland research is published today.

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Dec 8th 2021, 6:00 AM

# i can't get no sleep

New Irish study finds link between poor sleep schedules and diseases like arthritis and cancer

The study was carried out by the RCSI.

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Nov 24th 2021, 12:51 PM

# Misinformation

Sexual health education in Ireland not just outdated but 'often inaccurate', study finds

It found that 85% of young people have been exposed to misinformation about sexual health.

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Oct 12th 2021, 9:48 AM

# man's best friend

Research finds pet dogs can predict owners' epileptic seizures

19 dogs demonstrated more behavioural changes when confronted by seizure-associated odours, compared with their response to control odours.

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Updated

Aug 31st 2021, 10:01 AM

# Study

Pfizer vaccine's effectiveness against Delta variant 'declines faster' than AstraZeneca

Scientists said that the level of protection offered by both vaccines is still quite high.

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Aug 19th 2021, 8:23 AM

# Study

'A hidden pandemic of orphanhood': One million children worldwide have lost a parent to Covid-19

A new study based Covid-19 orphanhood figures on mortality data from 21 countries accounting for 77% of global Covid-19 deaths.

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Jul 21st 2021, 6:00 AM

# cure for liver ills

Drinking coffee associated with reduced risk of chronic liver disease new study claims

The benefit peaked at three to four cups per day, according to new research.

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Jun 22nd 2021, 11:36 AM

# Growing up in Ireland

Growing up in Ireland: Latest results from study give in-depth look at lives of country's nine-year-olds

The new report looks at the lives of young people who were aged nine in 2017/2018.

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Jun 16th 2021, 6:00 AM

# Study

Microplastics in Irish waters 'pass up the food chain' into systems of humans and larger animals

The findings were contained in research carried out by scientists at UCC.

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Jun 4th 2021, 6:09 PM

# nui galway

Noble false widow spider bites can require hospital treatment – study

A study confirms that some bite victims experience symptoms very similar to the true black widow spiders.

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May 27th 2021, 7:31 AM

# good news

Israel study shows two doses of Pfizer vaccine give 95.3% protection from the virus

Over 70% of the population has received two doses of the vaccine.

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May 6th 2021, 6:00 AM

# Study

Covid-19 vaccines mixing trial expands to include two additional jabs

The trial will investigate whether different vaccines can be used for first and second doses.

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Apr 14th 2021, 8:49 AM

# screen time

Toddler tablet use linked to behavioural problems – study

Researchers said that increased screen time has ‘multiple risks’ for child wellbeing.

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Mar 18th 2021, 8:35 AM

# Research

Significant drop in number of children drinking and smoking in the last two decades

More children reported feeling low and being on a diet compared with 1998.

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Updated

Mar 8th 2021, 2:29 PM

# Minimum Wage

Minimum wage hike did not lead to higher labour costs – ESRI

There was no evidence that firms reduced their number of employees in response to the minimum wage increase.

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Feb 18th 2021, 7:30 AM

# Coronavirus

Covid-19: UK researchers launch world-first study that will deliberately infect people with virus

The trial will start in the coming weeks.

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Feb 17th 2021, 1:30 PM

# Misinformation

Believers in Covid-19 conspiracies in the UK less likely to accept vaccine, study shows

The research was carried out by the University of Bristol and King’s College London.

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Jan 31st 2021, 12:30 PM