The documentary "Susan" follows a woman living with frontotemporal dementia and her advocacy for others with the disease, highlighting the emotional impact on her family and their efforts to continue her legacy.
Gaps remain in biomedical research in frontotemporal dementia; however, there are several means by which these gaps can be bridged.
When someone with dementia loses their ability to have empathy, caring for them can become isolating and fraught, research shows.
A new study led by Western researchers found frequent treatment with intranasal oxytocin—a hormone in the brain associated with empathy—offers promise for addressing a key symptom among patients with frontotemporal dementia (FTD): Apathy.
The retired actor — currently battling frontotemporal dementia — was seen in a rare video speaking with LA wildfire first responders.
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.
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.
In what’s believed to be his first public sighting since retiring from acting, Bruce Willis made sure to thank first responders battling the blazes in Los Angeles.
Lewy body dementia, frontotemporal dementia and vascular dementia. An estimated 10% of the population aged 65 and older in the U.S. has dementia, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Although aging is a risk factor for dementia ...
Bruce Willis and his wife, Emma Heming Willis, took a rare public step Thursday to go out and thank first responders battling the wildfires in L.A. that have destroyed entire neighborhoods across the city.
The iconic actor, in the midst of a dementia diagnosis, took time to visit first responders battling the Los Angeles wildfires in a rare new video.
Bruce Willis was seen in public for what appeared to be the first time since his 2023 frontotemporal dementia (FTD) diagnosis in a video his wife Emma Heming Willis shared that showed Willis speaking with and thanking Los Angeles police officers as wildfires continue throughout Los Angeles county.