Author: Alexander F Santillo, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Consultant Psychiatrist, Lund University

Loss of empathy is a key problem in people with frontotemporal dementia – our research shows what’s happening in the brain

Alexander F Santillo, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Consultant Psychiatrist, Lund UniversityLeave a Comment on Loss of empathy is a key problem in people with frontotemporal dementia – our research shows what’s happening in the brain

Frontotemporal dementia has gained significant attention in recent years after the family of actor Bruce Willis announced in 2023 that he had been diagnosed with the condition. A year later, it was revealed that US chat show host Wendy Williams had also been diagnosed with the condition. Yet despite all this recent attention, there’s still […]

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Brains of people with schizophrenia may age faster – how our research adds to the evidence

Alexander F Santillo, Associate Professor of Psychiatry, Consultant Psychiatrist, Lund UniversityLeave a Comment on Brains of people with schizophrenia may age faster – how our research adds to the evidence

What causes schizophrenia? This severe mental illness, which affects over 20 million people worldwide and is characterised by recurrent hallucinations and delusions, often begins to emerge in the period from adolescence to early adulthood. It’s a complex disorder that affects almost every area of life. Current theories about why schizophrenia develops suggest it may be […]

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