Posts by Mike Mooney
November’s Athlete of the Month: Kerry Brinkerhoff
AFTD’s Athlete of the Month for November is Kerry Brinkerhoff from Utah. Kerry runs for family members affected by FTD, including his grandfather and mother, as well as himself. He…
Read MoreRacing to Raise FTD Awareness
In 2018, James Staten – a leader in business infrastructure technology, prolific writer, and speaker at numerous conferences – had difficulty recalling certain words and forming sentences. He also had…
Read MoreSupport AFTD’s Mission with a Year-End Gift
AFTD was founded 20 years ago with a single donation. Since then, the dedication and generosity of our volunteers, donors, and partners has enabled our growth to better meet the…
Read MoreNational Family Caregiver Month: AFTD Comstock Respite Grants and Self-Care
FTD can be exhausting for people with a diagnosis and care partners alike. The around-the-clock work of caring for someone with FTD can lead care partners to neglect their own…
Read MoreVeteran Reporter Writes About Living with Primary Progressive Aphasia and Corticobasal Syndrome
Ian Black, a former editor and reporter for The Guardian, recently wrote an article for the newspaper sharing his experiences getting a diagnosis for and living with primary progressive aphasia…
Read MoreNational Family Caregiver Month: AFTD Support Groups are Here to Help
The FTD journey can be an isolating experience for people with a diagnosis and care partners alike. However, you don’t have to make the journey alone; there are many former…
Read MoreResearchers Identify Key Proteins Involved with Development of FTD
Researchers at the VIB-KU Leuven Center in Belgium have identified proteins involved in the development and progression of FTD and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The researchers hoped to understand…
Read MoreStudy Describes Motor Sign Phenotypes of People with Genetic FTD
A study published in the journal Neurology sets out to describe observable attributes and patterns in motor signs (known as motor sign phenotypes) associated with genetic FTD, and to investigate their association with…
Read MorePilot Study Looks into Benefits of Therapeutic Exercise for People with PSP
A study published in Frontiers in Neurology investigates the benefits of a tailored, therapeutic exercise program for people with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP). PSP falls into the category of FTD…
Read MoreADDF Chief Executive and Chief Science Officers Discuss Advancing Dementia Diagnoses
Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) Chief Executive Officer Mark Roithmayr and co-founder and Chief Science Officer Howard Fillit, MD, discussed advances in diagnostic methods for Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and FTD…
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