… FIONA O'REILLY … Fiona O'Reilly received additional funding from Eli Lilly and Company
(Ireland) to enable analysis of the carers study. We would also like to thank Prof. Tom …

Objectives Homeless people lack a secure, stable place to live and experience higher rates
of serious illness than the housed population. Studies, mainly from the USA, have reported …

Background: In the context of the Irish economic boom we assessed the health, service
utilisation and risk behaviour of homeless people in north Dublin city and compared findings with …

Background Influenza during pregnancy is a potentially life threatening illness. There are
limited data on influenza vaccination uptake and determinants of uptake in Irish obstetric …

Ultraviolet (UV) irradiation of the skin causes both inflammation and alterations in the skin
immune system. There is increasing experimental evidence that UV-induced skin inflammation …

Background Vaccination against influenza and pertussis in pregnancy can reduce the
significant morbidity and mortality associated with these infections. Despite this, there is poor …

The binding of [(phen)2RuII(Mebipy)-(CH2)n-(bipyMe)RuII(phen)2]4+ (Mebipy=4-methyl-2,2′-bipyridyl-4′-,
n=5 2a, 7 2b or 10 2c) to double-stranded DNA is found to be sensitive to …

In skeletal muscle, excitation-contraction coupling involves a functional interaction between
the ryanodine receptor (RyR) and the dihydropyridine receptor (DHPR). The domain …

Background: Melanoma is the most lethal form of skin cancer. Diagnosis of amelanotic
melanoma and detection of micrometastases in sentinel lymph nodes pose diagnostic and …

The incidence of catastrophic skin cancer in the solid organ transplant population continues
to rise. As transplant patients are living longer, it is likely that dermatologists will be looking …