While we don’t yet fully understand paradoxical lucidity, it’s a well-documented phenomenon that happens to many people with advanced dementia. Over 55 million people worldwide live with dementia, a ...

While science doesn’t yet understand why these episodes of brief lucidity happen ― studies show they’re fairly common in those with dementia. Share on Pinterest Cavan Images/Getty Images Dementia ...

Dementia is often described as “the long goodbye”. Although the person is still alive, dementia slowly and irreversibly chips away at their memories and the qualities that make someone “them”.

Last year, I received a phone call telling me that my mother was seriously ill and would probably pass away in the next few hours. I rushed to the hospital and found my mum deeply unconscious, in a ...

Soprano Lucy Shelton has premiered more than 100 new works in a decades-long career as a concert and recital artist. "I haven't spent my time as an opera singer," Shelton, 80, explained in a video ...