Diet may regulate obesity health risks, but genes decide
The risk of obese people developing the metabolic syndrome that leads to diabetes, hypertension, and heart disease, can not be solved by a one-size-fits-all diet programme, according to new scientific findings. The results of a five year EU research programme show that personalised nutrition diets based on peoples genetic make-up will be...
Scientists have improved the unsaturated fat content of milk by changing the feeding regimes of dairy cows. This new discovery can be used to reduce the amount of saturated fat in normal diets, and in turn lower the risks of people suffering from health conditions...
Secret sex life of killer fungus discovered
Scientists have identified the sexual behaviour of a common microscopic fungus called Aspergillus fumigatus which is a major cause of death in people with weakened immune systems. Until now, the fungus, which was first described over 145 years ago, was thought to have no sexual cycle and to reproduce only by asexual spores...
New edition of UCD Today available online and across campus
Planning for health in retirement; fuelling the mass extinction debate; a decade of PRTLI at UCD; and reclaiming the histories of lesser-known artists are among the feature articles in this edition. The magazine is available online and at magazine stands across the campus...
December 16 & 17: Choral Celebration of Christmas at Newman University Church, St Stephen’s Green
UCD Choral Scholars, University College Dublin’s award-winning vocal ensemble, with a repertoire ranging from the contemporary to the medieval, will perform their Choral Celebration of Christmas in Newman University Church, St. Stephen’s Green...
Improving our diet by changing the diet of cows - lowered saturated fat content of milk could save thousands of lives