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Your Story Matters: Today, AFTD Hosts Our EL-PFDD Meeting with the FDA
Today, March 5, from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Eastern time, AFTD will host a virtual Externally...
University Launches Study Exploring Impact of “Reminiscence Therapy” in Dementia Care
A research team based out of the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) is set to begin...
UK Woman Shares Husband’s Journey with Young-Onset Dementia
Michelle Macadangdang mistook her husband’s sudden change in temperament to be a sign that their marriage was in...
“White Matter Hyperintensities” More Abundant in Brains of Persons with FTD Than Alzheimer’s, Study Shows
The volume of white matter hyperintensities, or the damaged areas of the brain that are visible on MRI scans, were larger in...
Women With bvFTD Have More Executive Function than Men, Study Finds
Women diagnosed with behavioral variant FTD (bvFTD) have been found to demonstrate “higher behavioral and executive reserve” compared to men with bvFTD, a new study has...
Building a Community Around Memories with the “Remember Me” Podcast
(above, L-R: Rachael Martinez and her dad, Frank; Maria Kent Beers and her mom, Amalia) With every...
It May Not Be Parkinson’s: A Look at Corticobasal Degeneration
Partners in FTD Care, Winter 2021 Download the full issue (pdf) Corticobasal degeneration (CBD) is a rare neurodegenerative...
COVID-19: Navigating Risk for People with FTD and their Families
Dear Friends, As our understanding of COVID-19 evolves, I wanted to write you to share expert information...
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