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Is there anything we can do to ward off Alzheimer’s disease?
6 February - 7 minsWe still don’t know what causes Alzheimer’s disease but around 1% of us will develop it and that’s only going to get worse with that number predicted to at least double by 2050.
One important question is can we do anything to stave it off? A fascinating recent study says yes. Professor Luke O'Neill brings us the details.
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Almost two thirds of doctors working in Ireland did not take sick leave for serious mental ill-health
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