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Early diagnosis of dementia and Alzheimer's is a key factor as two new therapies that could soon be available to the Canadian public.

'I can't go through World FTD Awareness Week without talking about Bruce. He is the driving force behind my advocacy,' Emma Heming Willis wrote.

'We will forever cherish the peaceful ease and reflection on his face, an enduring reminder of his invincible grace,' a statement shared to Patrick Stewart's social media said.

Over 12,400 people who were dementia-free when they were 55 years old were monitored for an average of 26 years for Neurology Open Access' study.

The Desert Cove resident, who lives with dementia, hadn't evacuated as the fire rapidly approached. His daughter, Shiloh, who lives in Vancouver, soon realized

The principle of advance directives is “profoundly ethically complex,” one expert said, adding that it can be hard to predict how a person’s disease will progress.

The remaining 49 beds are facing delays due to construction at both Market Mall and Saskatoon City Hospital, says Health Minister Jeremy Cockrill

A news release from the Department of Justice says "rigorous safeguards" will be put in place for advance requests that follow a diagnosis of an incurable illness.

Currently, the law excludes MAID for people seeking it on grounds of mental illness, but the exception is set to expire in March 2027.

'They have to test me further to see if I can go back and do performing again, which I would like to be able to do,' Billy Joel said.

The Nobel Assembly of Sweden's Karolinska Institute said the trio of scientists had been selected for their "discoveries concerning light-gated ion channels and optogenetics."

Canada’s caregivers are feeling the squeeze financially, a new report by financial firm Edward Jones has found, with many stopping or pausing savings.

The Martin Family Legacy Garden, designed to help people living with dementia "immerse themselves in the therapeutic benefits of nature," is expected to open in the fall of 2026.

'I just want people to know, don't worry about me. I'm not going anywhere. I'm here. I'm still here,' the 77-year-old singer said.

Cher's daughter-in-law shared a statement, writing, 'My husband and his mother have been estranged for many years, and she has repeatedly blocked my efforts to get him help.'

'He didn't know. If he knew how much he was helping my career and my life, he would shut up about me because, you know, he's a horrible creature,' Rosie O'Donnell said.

As wildfires intensify across Canada, a transportation expert says governments need a national firefighting strategy focused on prevention instead of evacuation.

The perils of wildfire smoke don't stop at the lungs or the heart. They can also affect the brain. 

Lecanemab is an antibody that targets the buildup of amyloid plaque in the brain, which is believed to be an underlying cause of the disease. 

Nadine Robinson, 36, was found dead on July 20, 2006 in the Clareview townhouse she shared with her son, stepson and husband. No one has ever been charged in her death.