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[ad_1] The report of the Commission of the mental health paints a grim picture of acute psychiatric units in hospitals like Letterkenny, Co Donegal, and Roscommon, who have some of the lowest …

[ad_1] The terms dementia and Alzheimer's disease are often confused with each other. We explain the difference between the two, and what they both mean. Learn more here: https://t.co/6irffOBFnv pic.twitter.com/dTyykIbknh – Alzheimer …

[ad_1] Louise Brown, the world's first "test-tube baby", turns 40 on Wednesday, July 25 Her parents, the railroad worker John Brown and his wife Lesley, have been trying for nine years to …

[ad_1] Summers become longer and hotter by the year, a seasonal shift that scientists say weighs on air quality, economies dependent on agriculture or recreation winter and on human health. ] According …

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[ad_1] A woman's reproductive history can influence her risk of dementia later in life, according to a new study Scientists are desperately trying to understand what contributes to the risk of developing …

[ad_1] A new study indicates that suicide rates could increase by 1.4% by 2050 as a direct result of rising temperatures. (beer5020 / Getty Images) Unmitigated climate change could cause an additional …

[ad_1] President Xi Jinping may have described China's latest scandal as "appalling", but censors still closely monitor social media users who air their views on the subject, while state-run media accuses some …

[ad_1] This story was originally produced and published by The Guardian and is reproduced here as part of the collaboration Climate Desk . Rising temperatures are linked to the rise in suicide …

[ad_1] Dementia has long been considered an inevitable part of aging, but researchers are increasingly learning that this is not entirely true. About a third of dementia cases could be prevented by …