Niamh M. Ryan

Aug 1, 2024 | her.ie | Gillian Fitzpatrick |Niamh Maher |Niamh M. Ryan |Sophie Collins

Do fans work? Who knows. Will we all continue to sit in front of them and pray for rain? Of course! Some fans hit the spot just right, and others are more like decorative pieces because they couldn’t blow sawdust off a table. Regardless, every year as the heat increases, our need for violent cool air blown in our faces also increases. And though the reality is usually a warm and sticky breeze against your skin, it sure is better than waving your hand over your face like a maniac.

Jul 29, 2024 | nature.com | Tyrone D. Cannon |Patrick Sullivan |Michael Gill |Cathal Ormond |Niamh M. Ryan

AbstractMonozygotic (MZ) twins are often thought to have identical genomes, but recent work has shown that early post-zygotic events can result in a spectrum of DNA variants that are different between MZ twins. Such variants may explain phenotypic discordance and contribute to disease etiology. Here we performed whole genome sequencing in 17 pairs of MZ twins discordant for a psychotic disorder (schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder or bipolar disorder).