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August September 2013 Issue

Maureen O’Hara to Hold 93rd Birthday Party in Idaho

August / September 2013

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John Nicoletti, nephew Charlie FitzSimons, grandson Conor FitzSimons, great grandchildren Everest and Baylee, and Elga FitSimons, Conor's wife. Photo: Barton MacLeod.

For her 93rd birthday, Maureen O’Hara will celebrate with a cause. The Irish queen of the silver screen returned to the U.S. in late 2012 to live near her grandson Conor FitzSimmons and his family in Boise, Idaho after rumors circulated that she had been a victim of elder abuse by her former executive assistant. O’Hara has kept a full and meaningful schedule throughout the … [Read more...] about Maureen O’Hara to Hold 93rd Birthday Party in Idaho

Concern Honors Carla Harris

August / September 2013

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Aine Fay, Anita Sands, Joe Cahalan, honoree Carla Harris, Carolyn Perla, Tom Moran

Concern Worldwide, U.S., the non-profit founded over 45 years ago by the late Fr. Aengus Finucane, held its annual Women of Concern luncheon on June 27 at the Pierre Hotel in Manhattan. The organization, which implements programs in 25 of the world’s poorest countries and reaches 6.9 million people, recognized Carla Harris, managing director and senior client advisor at Morgan … [Read more...] about Concern Honors Carla Harris

Dublin Researchers Lead Promising Alzheimer’s Study

By Adam Farley, Editorial Assistant
August / September 2013

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A healthy brain (left) and a brain in the advanced stages of Alzheimer’s, with visible cell loss.

An 18-month-long international study of a potential Alzheimer’s drug has begun, and Ireland is playing a big role. The project, coordinated by Brian Lawlor, Connolly Norman Professor of Old Age Psychiatry at Trinity College Dublin, is set to be one of the most intensive and significant studies in over a decade of Alzheimer’s treatment research. Professor Lawlor has worked on … [Read more...] about Dublin Researchers Lead Promising Alzheimer’s Study

Cork Study Suggests Link Between Gut Bacteria and Autism

By Michelle Meagher, Editorial Assistant
August / September 2013

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Dr. John Cryan and Dr. Ted Dinan

A new study conducted by scientists at University College Cork (UCC) shows that mice lacking bacteria in their gut displayed autistic behaviors such as repetitive grooming and disinterest in social interactions with other mice. Ted Dinan, psychiatry professor and a principal investigator in the Alimentary Pharmabiotic Center at UCC has been studying gut bacteria and its effect … [Read more...] about Cork Study Suggests Link Between Gut Bacteria and Autism

Volunteers Patrol the River Shannon to Prevent Suicide

August / September 2013

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The CSR Limerick Team

In Limerick, a group of sixteen local volunteers have joined together to prevent suicide. Over the last ten months, the CSR Suicide Prevention Team has been patrolling the River Shannon and four bridges in Limerick to rescue people who would otherwise attempt to throw themselves into the water. The volunteers patrol every Saturday from midnight to 5 a.m. and recently began … [Read more...] about Volunteers Patrol the River Shannon to Prevent Suicide

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