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In an update provided on Wednesday, police said Norman Gray, who also goes by Bill, was last seen on Tuesday at about 12 p.m. near Sheppard Avenue West and Torbarrie Road.

Jay Leno's wife, Mavis, consented to the conservatorship herself and "trusts" her husband, according to her court-appointed lawyer.

Ahead of the documentary's release, Wendy Williams and her team revealed the star was diagnosed with primary progressive aphasia and frontotemporal dementia.

Wendy Williams has been diagnosed with the same combination of disorders that actor Bruce Willis is experiencing, according to a statement made on the former host's behalf.

One of Brian Wilson's doctors said in the conservatorship documents that Wilson is "easily distracted" and "often makes spontaneous irrelevant or incoherent utterances."

A University of Calgary study suggests that severe symptoms of menopause can act as early warning signs for dementia.

Many people are also turning to fitness for prevention, specifically for staving off dementia.

A growing number of Canadians are developing dementia in their 60s, 50s, 40s and even earlier, and experts are not sure exactly what is behind the worrisome rise.

The program was launched at the hospital in January to coincide with Alzheimer's Awareness Month.

By 2050, almost one out of every four people who develop dementia in Canada will be of Asian origin, a 785 per cent increase from 2020, says a report released this week.

Neurological conditions, such as Alzheimer's disease, migraines, stroke and multiple sclerosis, are now the leading of ill health and disability around the world.

New research from the Alzheimer Society projects dementia to surge 273% among Indigenous people in the coming decades

Now Baines's family has hired a team of searchers with specialized sonar equipment to scour Kalamalka Lake, RCMP said. 

Health Canada has approved an oral drug to treat symptoms of agitation associated with dementia due to Alzheimer’s disease in patients.

"Attendees will learn all about dementia - What the early warning signs are, some of the risk factors and how to get support from the Alzheimer's Society with diagnosis."

A 200-year-old Chinese tile game is making a comeback. Mah-jong is becoming increasingly popular — growing in Montreal, especially among seniors.

Campeau chose neither – the family has been racking up a monster bill since March 11 that remains unpaid while her mother has stayed on at a Windsor, Ont., hospital. 

New Brunswick's seniors advocate says the province will need to rethink its long-term care offerings to respond to the needs of an increasingly diverse population.

A new partnership between the Peterborough Ontario Health Team, Peterborough city and county have added two directories which can find services via topic, location and keyword.

The mapping project explores how different Alberta communities are more or less vulnerable to the health impacts of climate change.