Teens who use social media for three hours or more per day have problems falling asleep and then struggle to get up for school the next morning, experts say.

I have started seeing a new man. But we were chatting about our sexual history and I am so turned off by the fact that he has slept with 100 women. What should I do?

Clubs and players have been paying tribute to the captain of Celtic's 'Lisbon Lions', who died last night aged 79.

Teacher unions will be consulted by a steering group examining ways to deal with the problems schools face in recruiting teachers, the Department of Education has promised.

A Waterford-based scientist has defended research findings after UK-based critics described as “too small to be reliable” a study which suggested giving patients with Alzheimer’s disease antioxidant therapy with fish oil could slow down the progress of the disease.

More than €850m a year is generated by the activities and staff of University College Cork, or almost €5.70 for every €1 invested by the Government.

Scientists have discovered a process to trigger the death of cancer cells that they believe could be more effective than current methods.

A project satellite-tracking hundreds of British and Irish seabirds has revealed new insights into where species search for food at sea.

Apple boss Tim Cook has told British Prime Minister Theresa May the technology giant is "very optimistic" about the UK's future after Brexit.

Women who binge drink are portrayed more negatively by the media than men who do the same thing, according to a new study in the UK.

Salt and fat are essential to good health, according to the authors of two separate reports.

Our digital identities and the increasing role technology plays in everyday life will be among the themes discussed at a two day conference at UCC this week.

Pets exposed to secondhand smoke at home are more likely to develop health problems than those in non-smoking households.

Scientists have developed a new type of ‘video pill’ — a swallowable camera that could detect throat and gut cancers more effectively.

Thailand: Social workers in Thailand think the sad story of the late musician Amy Winehouse can be a lesson to wayward youth, so they are treating about 100 of them to a movie about her.

A lack of sleep among teenagers who are spending hours at night on social media can cause depression and anxiety, according to a study.

The likelihood of self-harm and depression is higher among teenagers who identify very strongly with being a Goth, research has found.

Heavy smoking may lead to a fatter stomach, studies show.

USA: A drone dropped a package of drugs into a prison yard in Ohio while inmates were outside, sparking a fight, prison officials said.

SCOTLAND: The distinctive rolling “R” in Scottish accents is being lost, according to experts.

Sugar-free sweeteners could increase glucose intolerance and diabetes risk by affecting bacteria in the gut, a study has suggested.

Preparations for a dramatic follow-up to the discovery of the “God particle” will be taking place at the Large Hadron Collider throughout 2014.

The Sixties and Beyond: Dechristianization in North America and Western Europe, 1945-2000

Five-year-olds who watch more than three hours of television a day are more likely to develop antisocial behaviours than those who do not, research suggests.

HOT flushes suffered by menopausal women could be caused by abnormalities in the function of blood vessels, new research has suggested.

Confirmation that scientists have found the Higgs boson, the greatest trophy in particle physics, could come "very soon" in the New Year, it was claimed today.

DOCTORS injected cells into the brain of a patient in the “world’s first” stem cell trial for stroke victims, it was announced yesterday.

AN independent review will investigate the allegations made by climate change “sceptics” that a series of stolen emails showed scientists were manipulating data, the university at the centre of the row said yesterday.

PRISON officers are to hold crucial talks with management this morning over plans to open a new wing in Castlerea Prison in the coming days.

LIKE bank holiday trippers, the first modern humans who migrated from Africa probably headed for the seaside, new research suggests.

Israeli nuclear whistleblower Mordechai Vanunu was tonight elected rector of a Scottish university.

OBESITY researchers have identified an alarming phenomenon – the three-year-old couch potato.

A LANDMARK clinical trial has confirmed for the first time that older people can reduce the risk of dying from heart disease by 24% by using the cholestrol-lowering medicine pravastatin.

Tests for animal diseases such as foot-and-mouth could be dramatically speeded up following pioneering veterinary research.