Careful nutrition can colour outcomes in eye and brain health
Prof John Nolan is Howard Chair in Human Nutrition Research at South East Technological University, Ireland
Alzheimer’s disease
Fridge runner starts 32 Irish marathons to support Alzheimer’s research
Jordan Adams and his brother Cian have rare dementia gene and lost their mother and 12 relatives in Ireland to the condition
A professional’s approach to clearing a home following bereavement
‘Older people care more about someone else appreciating what they really appreciated and worked hard for’
‘He was back on in five minutes’: The former Munster captain now suffering with dementia
Dementia came early for Donal Canniffe, who played for Ireland, but deterioration has been ‘extremely slow’, says his wife Mary
‘Rather than rage, humanity’: James Nesbitt on working with families of the Disappeared
James Nesbitt, the actor, a patron of Northern Ireland’s largest cross-community victims and survivors group, has an appeal for people who may be able to help: ‘look into your conscience’
The medical appointment that confirmed my mother’s diagnosis of Alzheimer’s was brief
There’s no intensive treatment regime to follow, no chance of a cure
Lewy body dementia: ‘It starts very slowly and just creeps up and you don’t even know it’s happening’
An estimated 10,000-12,000 people are living with Lewy body dementia in Ireland, but only a small number of sufferers get an accurate diagnosis
‘You can never replace it’: The artist capturing precious memories from dementia patients
Mick O’Kelly’s powerful stained-glass art gives a view into the minds of people with cognitive impairment
Study finds link between eating cheese and lower dementia risk
Large Swedish research project finds association but experts urge caution over saturated fat intake
Patients in Dublin mental health hospital left in soiled clothes, slapped and threatened
Bloomfield Hospital in Rathfarnham apologises after investigation finds residents were mistreated
‘My wife has been diagnosed with dementia and I’m upset we have not had the chance to realise our dreams’
Tell Me About It: My wife wanted me to retire five years ago, and we had plans for travelling. I stubbornly kept putting it off
Novo Nordisk shares slump after drug failure in Alzheimer’s trial
Outcome is blow to one of Europe’s largest listed companies
India’s dementia challenge: ‘We have seen families take individuals with psychosis to a witch doctor’
‘There is still a significant anti-medicine sentiment in rural communities – they will ask if there is any other option’
Women who take HRT after menopause less likely to develop dementia, study indicates
Having more children and higher blood estrogen levels is associated with reduced risk of dementia
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