Frontotemporal dementia is a brain disease that affects the parts of your brain responsible for behavior, speech and memory. “Frontotemporal” stems from the names frontal and temporal lobes, which are ...
An international study led by researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden demonstrates that it is possible to detect subtle changes in the brain and identify early signs of hereditary ...
A landmark research paper for the first time maps the genetics of how individual regions of the brain age—and why some of ...
Nearly two years after Bruce Willis' family announced that he was diagnosed with aphasia, his family now says his “condition has progressed” to a much more serious condition called frontotemporal ...
All-cause mortality risk was over six times higher for people with young-onset dementia versus controls. Median survival was 8.7 years, but varied by clinical type. People with young-onset ...
Andre Yarham's family is hoping to help other people diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia by donating their son's brain for research Samantha Fairbairn / SWNS Andre Yarham, 24, died less than two ...
A loved one undergoing massive shifts in personality or speech can be challenging to work with. You might be wondering if it’s already a symptom of an underlying disease. Frontotemporal dementia (FTD) ...