
Sean Kennelly
@spkennelly
Geriatrician. Director Institute of Memory and Cognition, Tallaght University Hospital. Clinical Associate Professor Trinity College Dublin. Co-Lead DTI
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https://www.tcd.ie/medicine/staff/sekennel/ 17-09-2015 12:55:01
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alzres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11… Our new paper just published demonstrates excellent performance of a plasma p-tau217 immunoassay in a "real-world" clinical cohort - promising results for blood-based biomarkers of Alzheimer Disease ! Thanks to Sean Kennelly ICAT Programme TCD Medical Gerontology


The power of a patients story, thank you to Wayne and his wife Siobhán for sharing their story of living with young onset dementia. You can learn more about the The Alzheimer Society of Ireland Memory Walk taking place on Sept 22nd via ow.ly/sL0750T1VJv


A timely & accurate diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease is so important to living well with this condition, an important research paper published by Adam Dyer Thank you to our patients participate in research, an important aspect in our teaching hospital. alzres.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.11…

Registration for DRNI & The Alzheimer Society of Ireland event The Science of Dementia for Non-Scientists is now open! 📅 Thursday, 12 September 2024 🕰️10.00-15.30 🌍 LexIcon, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin 🎟️click here for info and to register: tinyurl.com/ym946w6p We hope to see you there!




Today’s The Telegraph first to report MHRA approval of #Leqembi - the first drug to show slowing decline of #Alzheimers. Not a wonder drug but the beginning of us having treatments that change the course of disease.


Simple blood test may revolutionise detection of Alzheimer’s and allow quicker diagnoses, Irish researchers reveal independent.ie/irish-news/hea… The Alzheimer Society of Ireland Dementia Research Network Ireland Tallaght University Hospital (TUH) TCD Medical Gerontology Dementia Trials Ireland HealthResearchBoard

Incredible line up for a free event The Science of Dementia for the Non Scientist hosted by Dementia Research Network Ireland and The Alzheimer Society of Ireland 📅 Thursday, 12 September 2024 🕰️10am-3:30pm 🌍 LexIcon, Dún Laoghaire, Co Dublin 🎟️click here for info and to register: ow.ly/Bkw650T3T85



🧠Interested in memory, how it is formed & how we lose it? 🗣️We are thrilled to have Professor Emeritus, neuroscientist, psychologist and author ianrobertson as keynote speaker at our event! Prof Robertson will shed light on how we make and lose memories. Registration below⬇️

Delighted to announce the publication of our paper discussing the use of gaitkeeper to standardise the measurement of gait speed. Gillian Harte Sean Kennelly PMcElwaine Aidan Boran Thanks to everyone involved! Tallaght University Hospital (TUH) TCD Medical Gerontology mdpi.com/1424-8220/24/1…

Paper from National Intellectual Disability Memory Service in Tallaght University Hospital (TUH) on “Drug burden index of people ageing with intellectual disability and cognitive complaints attending a specialist memory service.” TCD Medical Gerontology Dementia Research Network Ireland Trinity Centre for Ageing & ID onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/ji…



⛹️🏃🤸♀️🏊We all know exercise is good for the body - but how does exercise benefit the brain? @Blake_cath of UCD Public Health, Physiotherapy & Sports Science will talk about brain, dementia and exercise at our event on September 12th. To register see below⬇️ - we hope to see you there!
