I believe Ireland should aspire to the French @inserm.fr model of funding biomedical research, which funds true thematic research areas of need, rather than boom-bust centres of excellence whose existence relies on commercial success. www.inserm.fr/nous-connait...
More reasons to leave X and move to Bluesky: www.rte.ie/news/primeti...
The night the Velvet Underground came to Dublin…sharing a stage with your heroes. Magical.
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Coffee and improved cognition, reduced dementia
>130,000 people followed 37 years
Benefit seen only with caffeinated coffee or tea and most pronounced ~2 cups/day
@jama.com ☕️☕️https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama/fullarticle/2844764
He did indeed. I’ll send the photo I got with him when I can find it in my archives
Interesting findings form a large scale population study that looked into the role of different ApoE alleles on AD risk. If you have two copies of E2 you have a good chance of avoiding it: www.alzforum.org/news/researc...
Excellent! Did I ever tell you the story where I met Lou in 2003 in Barnes and Noble Union Square, at a signing event for his Raven album. I brought my PhD thesis along which had a page at the start with his quote “Between thought and expression, there lies a lifetime”, which he signed!
015-1030 VPR Limerick - Remarks 1030-1045 Presentation of the IRN 1045-1145 Keynote Speech 1145-1300 Lightning Talks From 0930: Coffee & Welcome Professor Kevin Ryan Vice President for Research - Limerick Dr. Dermot Lynott IRN Chair - Maynooth University Professor J. Tim Newton Dean of Research Culture - King’s College London Open Research: An essential component of Research Culture Open Research in Ireland: A national survey Dr. Dounia Lakhzoum - Maynooth University POSTEdu: Promoting Open Science Teaching: A Positive, Inclusive and Participatory Program for Educators Dr. Karen Matvienko-Sikar Senior Lecturer, School of Public Health - University College Cork Big Team Science Dr. Ciara Egan Lecturer - University of Galway Using Z-curves to uncover publication bias in Sports and Exercise Science Dr. Joe Warne Lecturer - TU Dublin Letting it RIPS: Integrating replication into undergraduate research methods learning Dr. Marek McGann & Dr. Paul Mulcahy Lecturer, Mary Immaculate College - Limerick Reproducibility for the avoidance of research waste in medicine and health Dr. Darren Dahly Senior Lecturer in Research Methods - University College Cork
The Irish Reproducibility Network will have our official launch next week! Really looking forward to this 😊
#irishResearch #openResearch #openScience
The rise and fall of Twitter: From a hub for democratic discourse to a bigoted, toxic sinkhole
www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...
@cooganlab.bsky.social
If you haven’t already cancelled your X account, which financially supports Elon Musk and all the horrible things he stands for, now is an opportune time to move to Bluesky. Universities and government institutions should also take the leap and rebuild their social connections here.
Brain’s ‘plumbing’ inspires new Alzheimer’s strategies—and controversial surgeries science.org/content/arti... by @science.org
#Alzheimers #dementia #science #neuroscience #NeuroSkyence
A card reads: "rage bait / noun: Oxford’s 2025 Word of the Year is defined as “online content deliberately designed to elicit anger or outrage by being frustrating, provocative or offensive.” Over the past year, according to Oxford’s data, frequency of use spiked by a factor of three."
Oxford University Press has chosen “rage bait” as its 2025 Word of the Year. The open-compound word, which beat out “biohack” and “aura farming,” goes back at least to 2002. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/30/a...
Health warning for long term melatonin use: www.sciencealert.com/common-suppl...
@jatinnagpal.bsky.social
Make America Crispy Again.
Ár nUachtarán💚🇮🇪
🎶 Máirtín O’Connor - Into the New
@president.ie
Looking out for your community isn't charity. It is fundamental decency and an understanding about what it means to live in a humane society.
#SNAP #shutdown #hunger #dignity
This article is full of digs against horseshoe bats, planners & says “environmental goals have created stasis”. The @dublininquirer.com have already looked into the Collison backed Progress Ireland & identified links with US libertarian & Peter Thiel backed groups. We need independent journalism!
I joined a panel on @TRTWorld (airing today at 4pm) to discuss Ireland’s pharma success, its impact on academia & the economy, and US tariffs. Hosted by @endabradytv with @jonathanhealy & @seamuscoffey. Watch: youtu.be/9VEiSO4uVyI
It's almost as if every university in the EU pivoting to the same strategy of "get more ERCs" isn't actually a strategy at all.
The Dangers of Unregulated AI on Humanity & the Workforce | Tristan Harris on The Daily Show
www.youtube.com/watch?v=675d...
Some scientists are harnessing the unique environment of space to study aging and neurodegeneration by sending brain organoids to the International Space Station. #WorldSpaceWeek vist.ly/49j4v
