University of Queensland researchers have discovered that nearly 70% of suspected frontotemporal dementia patients ultimately did not have the disease in a study aimed at identifying factors that ...

Frontotemporal dementia is associated with a wide variety of abnormal eating behaviours such as hyperphagia, fixations on one ...

Many people use the terms Alzheimer’s disease and dementia as if they mean the same thing, but they actually refer to ...

A major trial in frontotemporal dementia patients has found that oxytocin can help improve symptoms of apathy. A new study ...

Here are a few of the top charities tackling Alzheimer’s disease. These organizations fund research, raise awareness, educate, and provide comfort to those living with and caring for those with ...

Over time, the level of impairment becomes increasingly severe in people with Alzheimer’s disease. Cortex The largest portion of the brain. The cerebral cortex is divided into four lobes—the frontal ...

The boys are trying to think of things to do.” Part of the plan has been dubbed “operation Frontal Lobes,” and includes programs on the history of the U.S. Navy, the trial and death of ...

In the hippocampus, a brain structure in the temporal lobe that plays a major role in learning and memory, the area occupied by ICP27 doubled from mild to advanced Alzheimer’s disease ...

“I had to educate myself and my extended family about what dementia really is: a condition caused by a physical brain disease, not a character flaw or punishment.” As their carer, Larrieux ...

Researchers report hopeful progress in efforts to find treatments for Alzheimer’s disease ... opening across both frontal lobes. This approach aimed to explore the safety and efficacy of ...

Sandor Kacso - stock.adobe.com Breathe easy — researchers say they may have found an innovative approach to treating Alzheimer’s disease. There is no cure for the brain disorder, which affects ...