Are the Irish about to create an anti-depressant with fewer side effects? They could well be on the brink and their efforts are gaining them awards.
This week two Irish post-graduate students conducting cutting-edge research in their separate fields were given special recognition for their work.
PhD students Dermot Donnelly, 25, from the University of Limerick, and Daniel O'Donovan, 26, of Trinity College Dublin, won the Making an Impact competition run by the Irish Higher Education Authority in partnership with the Irish Independent.
Donnelly's eye-catching idea of a virtual laboratory where students can perform their experiments online is already being used on a trial basis in some schools, the Independent reports.
O'Donovan is working on a new generation of anti-depressants which will be more effective and have fewer side-effects, he claims.
Both men will receive a scholarship of $3,600.
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Switch to the desktop site to post a comment.mamaginnty | Jun 15, 2011, 09:36 PM EDT
I wish these young men the best of luck in their field, Portia777 People with everything as you put it, it has nothing to do with that. Years ago anyone who was severely depressed would have landed in a mental institution. This is an illness that can affect anyone. Can hit you for no reason at all but you get deeper and deeper into it. Until they find out why it happens, anti-depressants can and do save lives.
Liamkeyes | Apr 15, 2011, 03:32 PM EDT
I strongly feel that these two fine young gentlemen should receive more scholarship money. May they be encouraged to keep up their good work.
Portia777 | Apr 15, 2011, 10:26 AM EDT
Mother Nature created all the cures for free, so why waste money like this on chemicals with side affects?The reason for depression is of more worth though. Why are so many depressed compared to years ago- considering we are supposed to have everything?