Event to challenge definition of Alzheimer’s

Is Alzheimer’s a disease or is it a natural consequence of growing old? It may be just part of ageing and it may be possible to delay its arrival, according to a Dublin City University researcher.

Dr Kate Irving, a lecturer in mental health nursing, will take quite a controversial approach to Alzheimer’s as a panellist taking part in an Alchemist Cafe event this evening in Dublin entitled The Brain: Do We Know It?

Joining her will be Dr Arlene Egan, psychology coach and managing director of Building2Think, and Prof Orla Hardiman, consultant neurologist at Beaumont Hospital and professor of neurology at Trinity College Dublin. (Times) >