By Elaine Ford and staff Medical and engineering specialists say they are on the cusp of a breakthrough after successfully transplanting a bionic heart into a...
McDonald’s has announced it will gradually stop selling chicken treated with antibiotics across its European outlets, amid concerns that overuse could make crucial medications less effective...
VITAMIN A deficiency is responsible for the death of an estimated 600,000 to 2.5 million children each year – behind only HIV Aids and Malaria as...
NEW technology could soon change the way people monitor their skin for signs of cancer. Scientists are exploring whether a small, but powerful magnifying device equipped with...
About 11 million people suffer from heart disease worldwide. Few families have not been touched by it. For those at the most advanced stages, a heart...
“Gentlemen, we can rebuild him. We have the technology’’. That famous line was used to introduce The Six Million Dollar Man – the hit 1970s TV...
A 22 year old Cork University student has won the prestigious James Dyson Award for his invention – a revolutionary new tube feeding system invented for...