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# Dementia

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Mid-life anxiety may be linked to dementia in later life
1 May 2018
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'Like a candle in the darkness' - Researchers need volunteers to help spot dementia years before symptoms start
28 Mar 2018
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How your eyes can say if you'll have memory problems in later life
4 Mar 2018
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Heavy drinkers have higher risk of getting dementia
21 Feb 2018
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'It's absolutely like minding a child': Nora Owen on caring for her husband with dementia
17 Feb 2018
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Irish researchers looking to develop wearable device for dementia patients who wander
23 Jan 2018
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'I went into a bit of a depression': How an Alzheimer's diagnosis can upend a family's life
19 Dec 2017
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There may be a link between hearing loss and dementia - Trinity study
14 Dec 2017
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15 years after promising research, FA announces study into football's links to brain disorders
23 Nov 2017
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Pillows, Pele and the device an ex-League of Ireland player thinks can save the art of headers
18 Nov 2017
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Study shows video games could cut dementia risk in seniors
16 Nov 2017
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'We know the damage diabetes can do to our bodies, but not to our minds'
14 Nov 2017
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'It was like a freight train came and hit us and we really didn't see it coming'
12 Nov 2017
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Living with dementia: 'Do I hide it or be straight? I went with straight. You have to live your life.'
26 Oct 2017
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The world's richest woman, Liliane Bettencourt, has died aged 94
21 Sep 2017
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From Austria to Armagh - this Irishman is trekking 2,500km across Europe for dementia
12 Aug 2017
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In a study of older Irish women with Down Syndrome, almost all had dementia 20 years later
26 Jul 2017
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'You're giving up everything and they don't want to get on with you. It was hard to bite my lip and keep going'
17 Jun 2017
16.3k
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'People have no idea how isolating caring can be': Study shows high levels of depression among dementia carers
14 Jun 2017
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One 'diet drink' a day could increase risk of dementia and strokes - seven-year study
21 Apr 2017
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Footballers more likely to get brain damage from blows to the head - study
15 Feb 2017
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Family of ex-Ireland star Jimmy Conway say his dementia was caused by heading the ball
27 Jan 2017
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A new study suggests living near a busy road could increase your chances of dementia
5 Jan 2017
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Fawlty Towers actor Andrew Sachs dies at age of 86
1 Dec 2016
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Know someone with dementia? Here are 5 ways to reach out to them
21 Oct 2016
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Robin Williams' widow has described "the terrorist inside my husband's brain"
2 Oct 2016
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Monty Python's Michael Palin has spoken movingly of Terry Jones after his dementia diagnosis
25 Sep 2016
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What should you do if you or a family member has dementia? Here's some advice from an expert
Edel O'Connell
28 Aug 2016
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Construction gets underway on Ireland's first village for people with dementia
13 Aug 2016
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Older patients sedated to help them adjust to incontinence pads
1 Aug 2016
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Dublin to host sing-along tea dance concerts for people with dementia
31 Jul 2016
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Strange changes in behaviour may be the first sign of dementia
30 Jul 2016
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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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This mobile game could end up helping the fight against dementia
4 May 2016
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In the next Dáil's lifetime 20,000 people will be diagnosed with a disease there's no cure for
4 Feb 2016
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John Hume's wife Pat gave a heartbreaking interview about his dementia
22 Nov 2015
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This Irish-American billionaire has made the biggest philanthropic donation in Irish history
17 Nov 2015
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"Before this I was a young 69, I was full of life. I'm a world away from that person now"
8 Nov 2015
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Robin Williams' widow says they were 'living a nightmare' in the months before his death
3 Nov 2015
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One in three people born this year will suffer from dementia
21 Sep 2015
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