Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have announced a significant advance in our understanding of epilepsy, as they have identified a potential method of preventing damaging seizures. Epilepsy is a chronic central nervous system (CNS) disorder affecting approximately 1% of the population and 50 million people worldwide. It is characterised by recurrent, spontaneous
Irish scientists have discovered that tap water can form a coating on plastic materials over time that prevents harmful microplastics from being disseminated and consumed by us. The research was conducted by scientists from AMBER, the Science Foundation Ireland (SFI) research centre for advanced materials and bioengineering research, and published in the Chemical