Alzheimer's disease

When your parents enter their twilight years, particularly when one of those parents is dealing with dementia, emigrant offspring can face conflicts

Physical activity is excellent for your brain, with benefits including protection against neurodegenerative diseases

Dr Muiris Houston: Even if you felt well, you would be placing a Sword of Damocles over your future health

If you do not make provisions, your family will not have authority to make healthcare decisions on your behalf

Being bilingual can delay the onset of Alzheimer’s disease by up to five years, studies suggest

Keeping your teeth and gums healthy could have far-reaching impacts reducing risks associated with diabetes, dementia, heart disease and some cancers

One couple’s story of four years from dementia diagnosis to assisted death

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

Ellen Kavanagh’s mother had a type of dementia characterised by hallucinations

Dementia is called the long goodbye and its impact on the person and their family is profound

Keeping Mum: Remember that while they mightn’t remember you, they’ll always remember how you make them feel

Cure for condition that affects over 64,000 people in Ireland has moved a step closer following successful trials of a new drug

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

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