Credit: Dyson/Cover Images A pioneering device aimed at preventing hair loss during chemotherapy has earned a prestigious ...

Olivia Humphreys, 24, from Limerick, came up with the invention Athena after her own mother’s battle with cancer.

There are more than 200 different types of cancer and experts say there are some early warning signs people are "most likely ...

“Patients feel that people know that they have a diagnosis of cancer because they don’t have any hair and must be going through chemo,” she said. Scalp cooling “has given them the option ...

A Limerick woman who invented a portable scalp-cooling device for cancer patients has won a major international design award.

The 24-year-old was determined to make a more accessible scalp cooling product, as she said it can be so traumatising for ...

A University of Limerick graduate is Ireland’s first winner of the global James Dyson Award under the “Medical Devices” ...

University of Limerick graduate Olivia Humphreys has been named an international winner of the annual James Dyson Award for ...

This change will enhance insurance reimbursement, making scalp cooling more accessible to cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy. "Access to scalp cooling is essential for helping patients ...

A pioneering device aimed at preventing hair loss during chemotherapy has earned a prestigious James Dyson Award. Named ...

but members of my family have had cancer and hair loss is a particularly depressing and debilitating part of chemotherapy ...