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Osteoporosis is a silent disease affecting one in two women and one in four men over the age of 50 in Ireland, although all age groups can be affected.

Biomedical researchers from the Regenerative Medicine Institute (REMEDI) and CÚRAM at NUI Galway, in collaboration with clinicians from Our Lady’s Children’s Hospital Crumlin (OLCHC) have developed the first in Ireland synchronised beating heart cells from human pluripotent stem (iPS) cells made from skin biopsy.

Acute stress is a response to imminent danger. It turbocharges the system with powerful hormones that can damage the cardiovascular system.

More than one in three people will, at some point in their lives, develop cancer. The diagnosis is often accompanied by shock, fear, and turmoil. Few people are prepared for the changes that this news will bring to their lives.

Bug Hunters‘ host Dr Michel Dugon will be directing two summer science camps which aim to look at science through a new and youthful lens. The camps will provide a safe and encouraging atmosphere in which young scientists can get involved and experiment as real scientists do.

In 1995, The Skin Herbalist Patrick Murphy provided his first herbal remedies to his patients, with good results. Then as different ailments emerged in his patients he would accommodate them by using new herbal formulas, again with marked success. These formulas worked so well with subsequent patients that they became standard.

The head of a national meningitis charity says it is important that people realise that anyone of any age can get the condition.

A screening of a documentary about ME/chronic fatigue syndrome next month will give the public a glimpse into the reality of life with this debilitating illness, according to the co-ordinator of the Galway ME Support Group.

Scientists at NUI Galway have completed a research study funded by Breast Cancer Now that has begun to unravel why women with estrogen receptor positive breast cancer develop a resistance to endocrine treatment, and have found a potential new approach to overcome the problem.

In 1995, The Skin Herbalist Patrick Murphy provided his first herbal remedies to his patients, with good results. Then as different ailments emerged in his patients he would accommodate them by using new herbal formulas, again with marked success. These formulas worked well with subsequent patients that they became standard.His true philosophy is “getting to the root cause of the disorder”, helping him to create healing tonic herbals. These herbs help the body overcome disease by strengthening through cleansing and nourishing. Patrick's ultimate vision is to cleanse and nourish so the body can heal, using wild crafted, organic herbs.