New records show Gene Hackman’s wife Betsy Arakawa repeatedly Googled flu-like symptoms in run-up to death
Witness interviews and photographs of scene provide fresh insights into final days of Hackman and Arakawa
Alzheimer's disease
‘We are able to say much more confidently that the shingles vaccine causes a reduction in dementia risk’
Shingles is an infection of the nerves and skin, caused by the herpes varicella-zoster virus, the same virus that causes chickenpox
Anne-Marie Duff: ‘I have the second half of my life to go. So, what am I going to fill that f**ker with?’
Known to a new generation of fans for her Bafta-winning Bad Sisters performance, Duff is back in Reunion, a gritty four-part thriller
Alzheimer’s: ‘I’ve lost my friend and my companion,’ says Úna Crawford O’Brien of fellow Fair City actor Bryan Murray
As veteran actor’s condition declines, the Fair City couple continue to use their public profile to raise awareness of the disease
Bruce Willis’s wife issues statement after deaths of Gene Hackman and Betsy Arakawa: ‘Caregivers need care, too’
Bruce Willis, who is suffering from a rare form of dementia, is cared for by his wife Emma
Novo Nordisk to explore how obesity drugs can help patients with addiction
Danish obesity drug giant looking at whether its semaglutide drug can reduce cravings associated with addiction
BBC presenter steps down after early-onset Alzheimer’s diagnosis
Forsyth's career of more than 30 years has included presenting shows on BBC Radio Scotland, Radio Three and Radio Four
Emma Blain: ‘I don’t think my dad with dementia is fully aware that I’m the Lord Mayor of Dublin’
The new Fine Gael mayor has three big priorities: dementia awareness, getting more girls into sport, and a special St Patrick’s Day project
A Silent Tsunami by Anthea Rowan review: A courageous account of the ravages of Alzheimer’s with a message of hope
The author enlists her investigative journalism skills to understand her mother’s illness and, later, to learn how she might save herself from the same neurodegenerative fate
Dementia: ‘There are so many conversations I’d love to have had with her’
The documentary Don’t Forget to Remember features in an exploration of family memories of loved ones with dementia through art and film at the National Gallery
The year of hope: ‘Exciting’ advances achieved in search to reverse Alzheimer’s disease
Merits of simple lifestyle changes to curb risk of dementia have never been so compelling
Lilly turns to Ireland to produce two of the hottest therapy areas in medicine
Company is investing $2.8bn in two Irish plants to produce its in-demand weight loss drugs and a new Alzheimer’s therapy
Don’t Forget to Remember review: A fine collaboration on the struggle to live with Alzheimer’s disease
Ross Killeen follows artist Asbestos’s family as his mother struggles to stay connected with the world
Young-onset dementia: ‘Nobody can tell us which day Wayne’s going to wake up and not know me’
Couple share their story of living with young-onset dementia, a condition that affects almost one in 10 cases of dementia in Ireland
Nearly half of dementia cases could be prevented or delayed by addressing ‘14 modifiable risk factors’
Things you can do to try to maintain good brain health include exercise and getting your vision and hearing checked
Blood test accurately diagnoses Alzheimer’s 90% of the time - study
Findings could speed the quest for an affordable and accessible way to diagnose patients with memory problems
Dutch Alzheimer’s breakthrough will allow doctors to determine decline of brain function
Researchers have developed a predictive model to anticipate progression of disease
Making Memories Cafe: ‘In the past, people like me would have been sitting in a chair with people talking over their heads’
Mr Golden was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s five years ago. Despite this he published a book last year set in 1920s Dublin called The Irish Job
The demon dementia has made me uncertain about the net benefit of being around my mother
When your parents enter their twilight years, particularly when one of those parents is dealing with dementia, emigrant offspring can face conflicts
Brain benefits: How exercise improves your mood and protects against neurodegenerative diseases
Physical activity is excellent for your brain, with benefits including protection against neurodegenerative diseases
Would you want to know if you had dementia many years before you developed symptoms?
Dr Muiris Houston: Even if you felt well, you would be placing a Sword of Damocles over your future health
What is a living will and why should you have one?
If you do not make provisions, your family will not have authority to make healthcare decisions on your behalf
How learning a new language can benefit the brain in old age
Being bilingual can delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease by up to five years, studies suggest
Oral microbiome becoming prime focus of research over links to disease beyond the mouth
Keeping your teeth and gums healthy could have far-reaching impacts reducing risks associated with diabetes, dementia, heart disease and some cancers
Assisted dying: ‘I do not want to end my days as a lost soul in a nursing home’
One couple’s story of four years from dementia diagnosis to assisted death
Can the MIND diet help to prevent dementia?
Diet emphasises leafy greens, berries, grains, vegetables, nuts, beans, healthy fats and lean proteins, and limits red and processed meats, cheese, sweets, fried foods and butter or margarine
Lewy body dementia: ‘We were nearly getting a ghost hunter out’
Ellen Kavanagh’s mother had a type of dementia characterised by hallucinations
Nora Owen: I would say to Brian ‘you’re forgetting a lot’ and he would say ‘so are you’
Dementia is called the long goodbye and its impact on the person and their family is profound
Dementia Diary: ‘It reaches into brains and snatches and grabs, with malice and at random’
Keeping Mum: Remember that while they mightn’t remember you, they’ll always remember how you make them feel
Q&A: Alzheimer’s trial results offer hope for sufferers and their families
Cure for condition that affects over 64,000 people in Ireland has moved a step closer following successful trials of a new drug
New drug found to slow Alzheimer’s hailed as ‘turning point’
Donanemab found to slow ‘clinical decline’ by up to 35%, meaning that people with the disease could still go about performing day-to-day tasks
Dementia diary: ‘I think I am going mad. I cannot think any thoughts, there is nothing in my head’
Keeping Mum: My mother’s illness often makes me cry. I weep when she has bad days, and some days I cannot keep up with the fabrications her pitted brain conjures
Half of carers for people with dementia struggling to make ends meet, study finds
Cost-of-living crisis hits carers hard, Alzheimer’s Society of Ireland research shows
Dementia Diary: Alzheimer’s sweeps an eraser across the blackboard... We are all dust
Being Mum: The drip-drip of memory loss becomes a river, then a deluge and now a waterfall. Within hours, they are gone
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