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
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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
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’
Sally Kirkland: Oscar-nominated actor dies aged 84
Sally Kirkland, star of Anna, JFK and Bruce Almighty, entered hospice care two days before death
Learning to speak new language can slow biological ageing, TCD researchers find
People from countries where multilingualism was common were 2.17 times less likely to experience accelerated ageing
Is one long walk better for your health than several short walks?
Higher step counts are tied to lower risk of health issues, but how best to get those steps is less clear
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
Nanoplastics may be contributing to rise in Alzheimer’s, TCD research finds
Dublin-based scientists examined how mitochondria are affected by plastic
More than third of older adults have undiagnosed high blood pressure
Health system will struggle to cope unless unmet needs are addressed, warn researchers
New wearable brain scanner at TCD will be able to detect earliest signs of epilepsy, dementia and ADHD
Scanner is ‘the most important breakthrough in human brain imaging in the last two decades’, Trinity professor says
Sparking innovation in healthcare: From virtual reality for pain to digital diagnostic systems
HSE Spark awards celebrate innovative healthcare professionals who improve patient care across the public healthcare system
Dementia: 12% fewer beds for patients, as rates of condition set to double by 2050
Just 353 HSE-funded beds remain in the State for care of patients with dementia, including Alzheimer’s
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