'Die Hard' Actor Bruce Willis Battles Frontotemporal Dementia Nearly One Year After Retiring Due to Aphasia

Medicine & Technology Feb 17, 2023

The 'Die Hard' star's condition was seen to progress to frontotemporal dementia. Read to know more.

Apathy Could Predict the Onset of Some Forms of Dementia Before Symptoms Appear

Dec 15, 2020

New research from the University of Cambridge researchers revealed that apathy could predict the onset of some forms of dementia even before symptoms start to appear.

Mayo Clinic Breakthrough With ALS Treatment In Mice

May 15, 2015

Researchers at the Jacksonville, Florida Mayo Clinic have gained a mouse model for testing potential amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) treatments. ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease is associated with various behavioral features and neuropathological symptoms as is frontotemporal dementia (FTD); both are caused by a mutation in the C9ORF72 gene. Both result in the death of neurons in the spinal cord and brain, which leads to inability to control muscles, paralysis, and death.