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Rugby authorities urged to cut out contact training to reduce the risk of MND

World Rugby has welcomed the findings of a study which revealed concerning evidence of a considerably increased risk of motor neurone disease among former players and called for the elimination of contact training and a reduction in the global ...

05 Oct 2022 at 11:44

Sport

Rugby authorities urged to cut out contact training to reduce risk of MND

05 Oct 2022 at 11:57

Rugby

Rugby chiefs urged to eliminate contact training to reduce motor neurone disease risk

Rugby authorities have been told they should look to end contact training and reduce the global calendar after a study revealed evidence of considerably increased risk of motor neurone disease among former players. A study led by the ...

05 Oct 2022 at 10:52

Sport

Rugby authorities urged to cut out contact training to reduce the risk of MND

Rugby authorities have been told they should look to eliminate contact training and reduce rather than expand the global calendar after a study revealed concerning evidence of considerably increased risk of motor neurone disease ...

05 Oct 2022 at 10:27

Lifestyle

Why are nightmares in middle age being linked to dementia?

Dementia rates are on the rise globally, with scientists working hard to improve our knowledge of the condition. Now, a new study has linked bad dreams in middle age to a greater risk of developing dementia later in life. The ...

21 Sept 2022 at 13:13

National News

Drug prescribed for bipolar disorder may lower dementia risk, UK study finds

A drug usually prescribed for conditions such as bipolar disorder and depression may lower the risk of developing dementia, a new study suggests. Researchers say the findings support the possibility that lithium could be a ...

19 Mar 2022 at 12:23

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Restoration plans for historic building in Offaly in limbo

THE restoration of a severely dilapidated and historic building in Offaly is in development limbo, with no sign of any work to start in the future. There had been great hope for the future of Birr Workhouse back in 2018 ...

03 Feb 2022 at 14:15

Midland Tribune

Restoration of Birr Workhouse in development limbo

THE restoration of the severely dilapidated and historic building Birr Workhouse is in development limbo, with no sign of any work to start in the future. There had been great hope for the building's future back in ...

03 Feb 2022 at 19:05

National News

Number of adults with dementia in Ireland expected to almost triple by 2050

Ireland will see a 166% rise in dementia cases by 2050. That's according to The Global Burden of Disease study, which was published in The Lancet medical journal yesterday (January 6). The results of the study ...

07 Jan 2022 at 13:27

Tullamore Tribune

New sporting initiative aimed at 1,068 people living with dementia in Offaly

A new Sporting Memories Handbook has been developed to support local sports organisations in setting up Sporting Memories groups. An initiative of The Alzheimer Society of Ireland, Sporting Memories groups ...

11 Feb 2022 at 11:55

National News

Study suggests AI can accurately predict who will develop dementia

New research suggests artificial intelligence (AI) can predict which people who attend memory clinics will develop dementia within two years. According to the study, new dementia cases could be predicted ...

16 Dec 2021 at 17:26

Sport

James Graham’s concerning MRI results ‘likely linked to repetitive head trauma’

Doctors treating former England and St Helens prop James Graham are concerned by “dark spots” which have shown up on a recent brain scan and are believed to be the result of repetitive head trauma. The ...

09 Oct 2022 at 23:00

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