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Falls risk factors identified for patients with advanced cancer
Researchers from Our Ladys Hospice and Care Services and St Jamess Hospital, have identified several factors which can predict an increased risk of falling amongst terminally ill cancer patients.
http://www.hrb.ie/index.php?id=642&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=209
International Clinical Trials Day
More than 2400 patients had the opportunity to participate in cancer clinical trials and studies in Ireland last year.
http://www.hrb.ie/index.php?id=642&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=208
Cannabis, adolescence and schizophrenia
Research co-funded by the HRB indicates that using cannabis in your teens can cause physical changes in specific brain areas which can increase risk of developing schizophrenia.
http://www.hrb.ie/index.php?id=642&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=207
Wellcome Trust wants to hear from you
The Health Research Board and Science Foundation Ireland hosted over one hundred and fifty Irish researchers at a session which outlined how to make successful grant applications for Wellcome Trust funding.
http://www.hrb.ie/index.php?id=642&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=206
Clinical trials for cholesterol drug to combat lung failure
An international clinical trial is to investigate the possibility that statins, a drug commonly used to combat cholesterol, might help patients with Acute Respiratory Disease Syndrome (ARDS) - a severe failure of the lungs.
http://www.hrb.ie/index.php?id=642&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=205
