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Smartphones and Dementia Create “Delicate Issue,” Kaiser Health News Reports
The decision to take away an aging person’s access to their smartphones and other advanced technology is a particularly “delicate issue” — especially when FTD and other types of dementia are involved, a recently published Kaiser Health News article reports….
Michelle Hinchey Launches Campaign for N.Y. State Senate
Michelle Hinchey, 31-year-old daughter of the late congressman Maurice Hinchey, who died in November 2017 from complications of frontotemporal degeneration, announced last week that she will be running for New York state Senate. Her kick-off campaign speech was delivered in…
N.Y. Times Features New AFTD Awareness Ad
On September 29, the New York Times is running the above AFTD awareness ad in its print Sunday edition, funded by support from a generous donor and designed in collaboration with AFTD volunteer Jody Zorn. You can help us spread…
AFTD Ad Featured in New York Times
Timed for the start of World FTD Awareness Week, and funded by support from a generous donor, a full-page ad portraying the devastating impact of young-onset dementia on families is featured in the 9/22 issue of the New York Times….
“60 Minutes” Re-Airs Segment on FTD
On September 15, 60 Minutes re-aired a segment on frontotemporal degeneration that was originally broadcast this past May. AFTD provided the show’s producers with background information on FTD, and connected them with Bruce Miller, MD. Dr. Miller, who leads a…
AFTD Medical Advisor Virginia M.-Y. Lee Wins Breakthrough Prize
Virginia M.-Y. Lee, PhD, a founding member of AFTD’s Medical Advisory Council, was awarded a Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences on September 5. Dr. Lee is the director of the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Neurodegenerative Disease Research. Her work…
Novel Approaches for FTD to Be Highlighted at ADDF International Conference Sept. 16-17
The 20th International Conference on Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery, a two-day interdisciplinary forum to be held September 16-17, 2019 in Jersey City, NJ, will bring together 20 top researchers to present a diversity of approaches and the latest on innovative treatments and…
AFTD Volunteer Katie Brandt Named Co-Chair of the NAPA Advisory Council
Katie Brandt, AFTD volunteer and former Regional Coordinator Volunteer, was named co-chair of the National Alzheimer’s Project Act (NAPA) Advisory Council this month. NAPA was developed for the purpose of leveraging and expanding the federal government’s efforts to help change…
“Faithful as She Fades” Paints an Honest Portrait of FTD Caregiving
L’dor v’dor, a Hebrew phrase translated “from generation to generation,” is meant to convey the concept of passing on Jewish spiritual traditions and cultural customs across time. For Robert Fischbach, this includes the value placed on caring for one’s family…
University of Exeter Presents Research on Apathy in Dementia
Although it is the most common neuropsychiatric symptom of dementia — present in nearly half of all people diagnosed – apathy has not been the focus of much scientific research to date. However, the University of Exeter recently conducted a study in…