# Alzheimer's Disease
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Last year
2023
Breakthrough
New drug which slows progression of Alzheimer’s disease hailed as a 'turning point'
Updated
17 Jul 2023
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Voices
Opinion: Music can unlock memories and evoke emotions for people with dementia
Lisa Kelly
Updated
2 Feb 2023
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eurovision song contenst
John Lydon speaks on 'heart-wrenching' Eurovision bid song about wife Nora, who has Alzheimer's
10 Jan 2023
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All time
The Hague
Dutch doctor goes on trial on charges of euthanising patient with dementia in landmark case
26 Aug 2019
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Dementia
New study suggests that diabetes medicine could be used to reduce effects of Alzheimer's disease
4 Nov 2018
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memory loss
Number of people with dementia set to double but stigma 'leading to delayed diagnosis'
29 Aug 2018
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Research
Scientists in Waterford find nutritional supplement combo that slows down Alzheimer's disease
20 Jun 2018
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Breakthrough
New blood test to detect Alzheimer's disease developed by Irish researchers
7 Mar 2018
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Alzheimer's Alert
This Young Scientist project is almost ready for this week's competition
7 Jan 2018
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England
'Despicable': Pensioner with Alzheimer's targeted by fake builders in robbery
20 Oct 2017
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"If he says black is white, I say, indeed it is Dad" - Rónán Mullen on his father's dementia
30 Jun 2016
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Alzheimer's Disease
Dublin woman's 'Life History' quilts bring comfort to dementia sufferers
2 Apr 2016
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Trinity College
Irish scientist gets €2m grant to develop new treatment for arthritis, MS and Alzheimer’s disease
1 Mar 2016
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Dementia
"Before this I was a young 69, I was full of life. I'm a world away from that person now"
8 Nov 2015
28.6k
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Alzheimer's Disease
One in three people born this year will suffer from dementia
21 Sep 2015
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good news
Trinity College research could lead to 'novel treatment' for Alzheimer's
19 Sep 2015
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Voices
'Sometimes, I see fear in his eyes. I constantly reassure him but reassurance only lasts seconds.'
Dorothy Mooney
9 Jun 2015
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forget the stigma
People look at me and say 'You don't look like somebody that has dementia'
4 Jun 2015
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Voices
People don't have to be afraid of dementia – they just need to know the facts
Ronan Smith
27 Apr 2015
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nursing home assault trial
US politician found not guilty of sexually abusing his wife, an Alzheimer's patient
24 Apr 2015
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everlasting love
Prepare to sniffle: Couple of 73 years die just five minutes apart
14 Apr 2015
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Voices
Column: What it's like to care for a parent with Alzheimer's
Helen Cashell-Moran
7 Feb 2015
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singing for mom
This man's sweet song for his mother with Alzheimer's is going viral
4 Jan 2015
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Voices
Column: 4,000 people under the age of 65 are living with dementia in this country
Tina Leonard
17 Dec 2014
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Voices
Column: 'My mother is not a person dying from Alzheimer’s – she is a hero living with it'
Sean Donal O Shea
30 Nov 2014
900
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Voices
Opinion: Losing a parent to dementia requires a unique form of emotional stamina
Claire Micks
30 Sep 2014
34.8k
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Hope
Scientists make 'major step forward' in predicting whether someone will get Alzheimer's
8 Jul 2014
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don't be so cynical
A little cynicism may be healthy, but too much can lead to dementia
29 May 2014
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Nursing Homes
There is only one respite bed per 450 people with dementia in Ireland
22 May 2014
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Voices
Opinion: Dealing with dementia – why we are failing our parents and ultimately ourselves
Catherine W
1 May 2014
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