The Latest Breaking News from Dementia

Despite his crushing dementia diagnosis, Bruce was lovingly surrounded by his ex and current wife, and his five daughters, writes Polly Hudson

Bruce Willis was diagnosed with a rare form of dementia last year - meaning he's retired from acting

Bruce Willis celebrated his 68th birthday surrounded by all his daughters and ex-wife Demi Moore in a rare family moment following his dementia diagnosis

The costs of Alzheimer’s disease – human and financial – are rising sharply in California and nationally, and census projections for America’s rapidly aging population suggest the scope of the disease soon might rival what America saw during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Peter Mullis was known to have a ‘propensity to abscond from clinical environments’ and was known as an ‘escape artist’.

Scientists have been working to understand the root causes of dementia and Alzheimer’s disease for decades now. But one of the reasons we don’t yet have a cure for this disease is because of the complexity of the human brain – alongside the complexity of the disease itself.

Nearly half of couples don't talk about serious topics, like death or illness - with four in ten saying their partner changes the subject if these topics are broached

It adds to the evidence that heading the ball damages the brain as soccer players 50% more likely to develop dementia

Hollywood actor Bruce Willis was diagnosed with dementia in 2023 and has now been seen for the first time since announcing his diagnosis