When someone with dementia loses their ability to have empathy, caring for them can become isolating and fraught, research shows.
Researchers have uncovered the mechanism underlying frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) caused by variants in the valosin-containing protein (VCP) gene. Their study, which used a fruit fly model,
Pauline Quirke’s dementia diagnosis – the early warning signs to look out for - Nearly one million people are living with dementia in the UK
TV legend Pauline Quirke has revealed she has been diagnosed with dementia. The 65-year-old's husband shared the news that Pauline was given the diagnosis in 2021.
Williams — who revealed she’s living in a New York City wellness facility — responded, “Hell f–king no” when Lemon, 58, asked if she was “incapacitated” as her guardian, Sabrina E. Morrissey, has claimed.
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Wendy Williams, who is battling frontotemporal lobe dementia and aphasia, detailed her 'prison'-like conditions at the facility where she is living.
The retired actor — currently battling frontotemporal dementia — was seen in a rare video speaking with LA wildfire first responders.
Living in a family where there is genetic risk for dementia significantly affects choices about having children and how to parent, finds a new study led by UCL researchers.
Willis was diagnosed first with aphasia -- a condition where the brain's ability to understand or express language is impaired, according to the National Institutes of Health -- in 2022 before receiving an additional diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia in 2023, according to his family.
In an Instagram post shared by his wife Emma Heming Willis on Thursday, Willis can be seen shaking hands with a Los Angeles police officer.
What are the most common signs of dementia – following Pauline Quirke’s diagnosis - Dementia is an umbrella term for a range of progressive disorders affecting the brain.