Aphasia affects the speech, language processing and reading skills of about 2 million people in the United States, according to the American Stroke Association. The communication disorder occurs most ...

Action-movie star Bruce Willis is stepping away from acting after being diagnosed with the brain disorder called aphasia, his family said Wednesday. The condition affects about 2 million Americans, ...

Former talk show host Wendy Williams has been diagnosed with a form of dementia and a communication disorder called primary progressive aphasia, which is a rare disease that has a typical life ...

Western University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. Western University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA. Until the recent news that Bruce Willis had been ...

Bruce Willis will retire from acting after being diagnosed with the condition. Here’s what we know about it. By Dani Blum Bruce Willis, the film star known for his roles in “Die Hard” and “Pulp ...

Howard Blatt, who died last month, co-founded an aphasia support group that many stroke survivors say rescued them from isolation. If you know somebody who's had a stroke and now has trouble speaking ...

Misunderstandings and lack of information about aphasia can cause people to draw conclusions about cognitive ability, such as in the situation with Joe Biden, who has a history of stuttering.

People with chronic aphasia often exhibit a decrease in social engagement and reading ability that negatively influences quality of life. Book clubs can provide a supportive environment that ...

For eight years, June has been “Aphasia Awareness Month” in Cortland County. Each time, lecturer Eileen Gilroy of SUNY Cortland’s Communication Disorders and Sciences Department has been the force ...

Fabi Hirsch Kruse had just started her private practice when she was asked to help one of her field’s most famous patients. Former Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords had been shot during a 2011 ...