News from around the HRB
Addictions and lifestyles in contemporary European societies - information day for researchers
8 October 2009
This information day is targeted at all interested universities and research centres in order to discuss the issues at stake and give information on how to manage a research project with a European Commission contribution of at...
HRB funded researchers find new cancer genetic link and lead international cancer genetic study
21 September 2009
Building on the findings of a HRB funded study on Multiple Myeloma, Irish researchers will lead an international research collaboration as part of the International Multiple Myeloma Consortium (IMMC)
HRB funded scientists uncover a genetic link for a form of motor neuron disease
7 September 2009
A team of Irish researchers part-funded by the Health Research Board are part of a international consortium which has shown that two regions of the human genetic code increase the risk for motor neuron disease. The discovery...
Trends in treated opiate and cocaine use across Ireland
3 September 2009
Latest figures from the HRB show that the number of people presenting for treatment for opiate (mainly heroin) and cocaine use is continuing to rise.
New insights in the development of autoimmune diseases
14 August 2009
Multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis and diabetes patients could benefit from a HRB co-funded research discovery at Trinity College Dublin.
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