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"Cleary was burned to death by her husband and family members, who claimed that they had done so to force fairies to return Cleary, whom the family believed had stolen and replaced with a changeling."

"Darkest Ireland" and the burning of Bridget Cleary

Folklore / 29 Oct

"Werewolf myths have proven a ripe metaphor for the changes associated with adolescence, including aggressive behaviour, heightened sexual emotions, muscle development and emerging body hair"

The science of werewolves

Halloween / 29 Oct

"Supervised injecting rooms provide a safe, hygienic space where people can legally inject or consume illegal substances under medical supervision"

Why are drug-related deaths increasing when they are preventable?

Health / 24 Oct

Sunrise over the Peace Bridge in Derry. Photo: Breandan Murray

How memories of a past can be a powerful resource for the future

Policy / 17 Oct

Primary school teachers make their point with placards at the INTO congress in Galway in April 2019

How the Easter Rising split Ireland's largest teachers' union

History / 10 Oct

"The more times we expose ourselves to anxiety, the anxiety decreases"

What you need to know about anxiety, panic and worrying

Health / 30 Sep

Protestors in Hong Kong in July 2019

Will Brexit Britain stand up for Hong Kong?

Hong Kong / 09 Sep

"To date, only a very small number of online programmes exist that relate to supporting breast cancer patients"

A strong hand for breast cancer patients

Health / 30 Aug

"The organisms are not fussy about what gut they live in"

What happens when the drugs don't work?

Podcast / 30 Aug

Donald Trump meets Peter Griffin on Family Guy

How to resist the cultural turmoil of the Trump years

Donald Trump / 07 Aug

A £41 million putt: Shane Lowry at The Open at Portrush. Photo: Jan Kruger/R&A/R&A via Getty Images

How much is the Open worth to Northern Ireland?

Economics / 21 Jul

"The same computer model can not only mimic brain activity observed in humans and some animals, but also replicate change-of-mind and error correction behaviour"

Could machines become self-aware?

Artificial Intelligence / 04 Jul

Virtual reality can be one way to help stroke patients recover.

The role technology can play in the future of stroke recovery

Health / 12 Jun

There has been a recent surge of interest in supporting the mental health and wellbeing of those involved in sport and their supporters (Photo: ©INPHO/Bryan Keane)

The importance of wellbeing interventions in sport

Mental Health / 24 Jun

Seeing the likes of Leah Lyons playing for Ireland can encourage girls to take up and continue playing sport (Photo By Ramsey Cardy/Sportsfile via Getty Images)

The challenge behind increasing teenage girls' physical activity

Exercise / 07 Jun

""Whilst the majority of the population experience good mental health, there remains a significant minority for whom trauma exposure has led to severe and enduring mental illness" Photo: Jnoz Balzs/ EyeE/Getty

"Protestants keep toasters in the cupboard"

Mental Health / 17 Apr

"When we see players collide on the field, rising dazed and unbalanced, the obvious question is have they sustained a concussion?"

Why concussion is a lose-lose injury for players

Concussion / 11 Apr

Victims of an IRA bomb in 1973. Photo: David Cairns/Getty Images

How Northern Ireland's doctors and nurses coped with the Troubles

The Troubles / 03 Apr

"5G signals are less capable of traveling large distances so they require strengthening in the form of increased infrastructure such as booster antennas"

Should we be worried about radiation from 5G networks?

Health / 13 Mar

"Very little in the way of specific treatment pathways and support exists to support victims who identify as male, transgender or LGBT+"

Why all victims deserve support

Victims / 05 Mar

Volunteers at Wandsworth food bank in London prepare parcels. Photo: Leon Neal/Getty Images

Are food banks merely a sticking plaster for food poverty?

Food Poverty / 07 Feb

"Concussion generates more debate than all other sports injuries combined"

How to change attitudes around concussion in sport

Sport injuries / 31 Jan

Hank the Dog painted in September 2016 in Belfast by Verz. Photo: Omar El Masri

The link between street art and social protest in our cities

For rent: large building outside Belfast, not used in over two years

Brexit and the Northern Ireland Assembly - a case of what if?

Brexit / 23 Jan

"Current figures indicate that over 900,000 people in Ireland live with some type of arthritis making it the biggest cause of disability"

All you ever wanted to know about arthritis

Arthritis / 18 Jan

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