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Slow development of ageing centre of excellence
Original Source The Centre of Excellence for Successful Ageing at St. James’s Hospital, Dublin is an Atlantic grantee. Written by Paul Mulholland The development of the Centre of Excellence for Successful Ageing at St James’s Hospital, Dublin, has been hampered as a result of the…
Author: Irish Medical News
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Brick-by-Brick – Investing in Capital Projects for Social Change
The business of making social change often has to start from the ground up. Sometimes literally! Since its inception, The Atlantic Philanthropies has invested over $1.5 billion in a number of capital projects to build the infrastructure that enables health to be advanced, children and…
Author: Gara LaMarche
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New aging centre opens at St. James
EUR48 MILLION ‘Centre of Excellence for Successful Ageing’ has been unveiled at St. James’s Hospital by the Minister for Health and Children, Mary Harney. The facility will combine prevention and clinical care, research and teaching in the same location to explore novel approaches to the…
Author: Southside People
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Crisis of age requires cure
By Lauren Foster When Mark Lachs, an internist who specialises in the care of the elderly, looks into the not-so-distant future, he sees millions of retirees and not enough doctors. The baby boomers are moving through the belly of the beast and are coming out…
Author: FT Times
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Ireland Well Placed to Become a Global Leader in Digital Healthcare
Ireland well placed to become a global leader in digital healthcare. Photo: Shutterstock By John Kennedy, Silicon Republic Ireland – with its concentration of ICT giants, pharmaceutical and medical device makers – is strategically placed to become a world leader in digital healthcare technologies, a…
Author: Silicon Republic
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Youth group opens centre in former drug den in North Hamilton
By TAURIA RAYNOR A building once used for illicit activity has been completely transformed by a grassroots organisation that provides free assistance to entrepreneurs. Youth on the Move (YOM) was founded on the principle that the ability to achieve something positive, is within everyone’s reach.…
Author: The Royal Gazette
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Translational Research Institute Queensland receives record $50M gift
Australia will have a stronger role in global efforts to address major diseases like cancer and diabetes following a $50 million gift, the biggest donation of its kind in the nation’s history. The gift, announced today by Queensland Premier Anna Bligh and Federal Treasurer Wayne…
Author: UQ/Translational Research Institute
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Scientists Crack the Code to Tamoxifen Resistance
Original Source Cancer Research UK scientists have discovered the molecular basis for tamoxifen response in breast cancer cells – and the reason why some women can develop resistance to the treatment, according to a study published in Nature*. Tamoxifen is given to most women for…
Author: Medical News Today
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Renewed vision of the Irish social model must be delivered
The next government will need to develop a coherent vision for those in need of support at various stages of their lives, write PAT DOLAN, TOM SCHARF and GERARD QUINN THE NEXT government will have to stand back from the legacy of the past and develop a much…
Author: The Irish Times
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Event Marks Opening Of New UCL Cancer Institute, UK
A state-of-the-art new premises accommodating hundreds of cancer research scientists will officially open at UCL (University College London). The UCL Cancer Institute, housed in the £40 million Paul O’Gorman building, is situated at the heart of one of the largest and most prolific biomedical facilities…
Author: Medical News Today